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The fireball shattered with the force of 26 tons of TNT, potentially spreading shards over a swathe of Texas land.

A massive stellar wind bubble sculpts the nebula into the shape of the Norse god's famous helmet.

Astronomers captured a colorful new portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, revealing complex clouds of gas in between the galaxy's 40 billion stars.

Powerful geomagnetic storms sent the northern lights dancing far beyond the poles, delivering a spectacular show across the world.

Incoming solar storms could spark auroras this weekend and thanks to the spring equinox, Earth is perfectly aligned to amplify the show.

NASA has not reestablished contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter since a planned communications blackout ended Jan. 16.

Here's how to spot the Pleiades before they become lost in the glow of the setting sun.

Did primordial black holes born during the Big Bang swallow the universe's antimatter, allowing matter to dominate the cosmos?

In honor of Shatner's 95th birthday, here's ten signature Kirk scenes from 'Star Trek' history.

The Pleiades is a 1,000-strong open star cluster in the constellation Taurus.

We're just scratching the surface of what the innovative collaboration between human astronomers and AI can unlock.

Proposed constellations of orbiting mirrors and data centers would completely destroy the night sky as humanity has known it for millions of years, experts say.

Russia's Progress 94 cargo spacecraft did not deploy one of its docking antennas as planned after launching toward the ISS on Sunday (March 22), complicating plans for its arrival.

A brand new feature-length documentary showcases the inspirational accomplishments of pioneering astronaut Eileen Collins.

On Episode 202 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Mike Wall, the spaceflight and tech editor at Space.com, to bring us up to date on all the latest Artemis news.

As moon missions accelerate, countries are working to define how to respond to emergencies and avoid interference between competing operations.

Extreme exomoons with tidal heating and thick, hydrogen-rich atmospheres may be able to create billions of years of potentially habitable surface conditions.

The latest Starship Troopers video game knows where its strengths lie and packs a couple of neat twists that set it apart from its predecessors.

Astronomers have found four new moons orbiting Jupiter and 11 new moons around Saturn.

The U.S. Space Force has swapped rockets for an upcoming GPS satellite launch, moving to a SpaceX Falcon 9 while the investigation into an anomaly with ULA's Vulcan Centaur continues.

Has Project Hail Mary left you craving more of Andy Weir's work? We've rounded up the best of Andy Weir's sci-fi books, from The Martian to Artemis.