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NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah aboard the International Space Station with a felt menorah and video of a spinning dreidel in microgravity.

Heavy elements like gold and silver are believed to be created when neutron stars collide, but new research suggests these collisions may also spur nuclear fission reactions.

Polaris Dawn, which will feature the first commercial spacewalk, will launch with SpaceX no earlier than April 2024 due to several development challenges.

A glitch with a dress rehearsal will push off Vulcan Centaur's 1st launch to the beginning of 2024, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno said.

Mirroring the Earth's Anthropocene, which describes the age in which humans altered our planet, scientists argue moon advancements place us in a Lunar Anthropocene.

A strange type of glass that was discovered in 1933 in the Libyan desert may come from a meteorite, an analysis shows, but impact crater is still missing.

Some physicists have hypothesized that in the earliest moments of the Big Bang, the forces of nature were so extreme and so exotic that they could have supported the growth of complex structures.

Debris from the near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen could enter our planet's atmosphere, triggering a new meteor shower on Tuesday, Dec. 12, called the Lambda-Sculptorids.

International Space Station commander Andreas Mogensen will speak with two Nobel laureates on Dec. 11. You can watch the event live, for free.

On Episode 90 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss archaeoastronomy with the amazing Dr. Ed Krupp.

Japan’s ambitious mission to explore the two mini moons of Mars could be facing a lengthy delay as JAXA's new H3 rocket, which will launch MMX, failed on its debut flight in March.

In an age of diminishing trust in science, scientists need to change how they work with the public and within the broader scientific community.

Apple TV Plus continues exploring the universe of the sci-fi show 'Foundation' with a third season approval .

The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is poised to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Monday (Dec. 11), and you can likely watch it live.

Betelgeuse, one of the most recognizable stars in the night sky, will disappear for several seconds in a rare asteroid occultation on the evening of Dec. 11.

An instrument onboard India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured beautiful images of the sun earlier this week.

How to watch the 'Doctor Who' anniversary special 'The Giggle' online on Disney Plus and BBC iPlayer.

Scientists aren't sure whether humanity really detected moons outside the solar system.

A new theory suggests the universe's most mysterious and dominant form of matter could exert a "dark force."

NASA is licensing a radical new form of propulsion that uses electromagnets to control the flow of plasma over aircraft and spacecraft flying at hypersonic speeds.

A fresh understanding of how black holes eat offers a new way to estimate their masses.