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Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will zoom past a small near-Earth asteroid in 2026 as part of its extended mission — and you could help name the space rock.

SpaceX launched its latest crewed flight toward the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. ET tonight (March 3), carrying four astronauts aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

I tried the Sony A7R V camera and the FE 12-24mm f/4 G lens while hunting the northern lights in Sweden, here's what I found.

A new iPhone app, built with ChatGPT, allows you to find the center of the Milky Way by simply using your smartphone.

NASA's VIPER moon rover is a step closer to making its lunar journey late this year: The robot's flight instruments are fully installed and the rover over 80% built.

The Bwine F7GB2 is an interesting and unique drone in terms of design that flies reasonably well but photos and videos aren't great.

Multiple nations are targeting the moon as an off-Earth destination for long-term human presence. What can they learn from the international research endeavors underway in Antarctica?

SpaceX delayed its Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA to no earlier than Sunday, March 3, due to unacceptable ascent winds on Saturday night (March 2).

On Episode 100 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to share what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane.

Plan your total solar eclipse viewing experience on April 8 with 'The Eclipse App' designed to make sure you're in the right place at the right time.

What happened to the tardigrades that were travelling on the Beresheet probe from Israel that crashed into the moon in 2019?

Learn more about nacreous clouds, also known as polar stratospheric clouds. We take a look at how these colorful clouds form and why they're so rare.

Move over, moon rocks! Space Center Houston has a new type of space stone in its showcase: a sample of the asteroid Bennu.

Varda Space's first off-Earth manufacturing capsule captured spectacular footage of its fiery homecoming last month.

The Holy Stone HS720R is the first Holy Stone drone to feature a 3-axis gimbal but is let down by mediocre image quality despite reasonably good flight performance.

The discovery could explain why, although supermassive black hole mergers are predicted theoretically, they have never been observed in progress.

NASA's bold plan to get pristine samples of Mars to Earth for analysis is facing major challenges, according to a new report.

There is a scene in "Spaceman" where Adam Sandler, playing a Czech astronaut, floats by a brown duffle bag. What sets the bag apart is that it is an authentic piece of space equipment.

According to scientists, March is the best month to see auroras due to heightened geomagnetic activity. We explore why this is the case and what we can expect this month.

JAPAN's SLIM moon lander entered its second lengthy period of dormancy after a dramatic touchdown in January. When the sun shines again on the moon, it might revive again.

The CLASS telescope has mapped how microwave energy "wiggles" over Earth to learn more about the cosmic fossil that could help reveal the story of the universe.