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SpaceX will launch the private Ax-3 mission for Axiom Space on Jan. 17 to send four astronauts to the International Space Station for two weeks. Here's when and how to watch.

Directly mapping the Milky Way is an extremely challenging task, but observations of other galaxies helped us piece together what our home galaxy looked like.

Even though the Starlink constellation has grown by about 1,000 spacecraft in the last six months, its satellites made fewer avoidance maneuvers in that period than in the prior half year.

The dark streaks in Venus' atmosphere — a potential sign of life, according to some researchers — can be explained by Iron-bearing sulfate minerals, a new study reports.

Clouds of dust and gas not far from our solar system are giving astronomers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planet formation.

Their first smart telescope, Celestron has just announced their latest intelligent offering, the Celestron Origin at CES 2024.

An international crew of four private astronauts are launching on Axiom Space's third mission to the International Space Station.

The vintage-styled Nikon Zf mirrorless isn't just a pretty face, -10EV autofocusing sensitivity and the widest ISO range in Nikon's Z-series cameras makes this an astro performer.

NASA's Mars Sample Return program is the agency’s highest priority in planetary science, but projected multibillion-dollar overruns have some calling the plan a 'dumpster fire.'

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible across North America. You can watch the action unfold live here.

Scientists studied 1,500 supernovas to better understand dark energy and the results call the standard model of cosmology into question.

We've been 'close' to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen?

The nearly new moon is set for a close approach to the gas giant Saturn on Sunday, Jan. 14, at which time the two celestial bodies will also be in conjunction.

In a podcast recorded in November of last year, during his book promotion tour, Stewart said he was excited to receive the new script soon

Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa.

The beleaguered private moon lander Peregrine is now on a collision course with Earth, Astrobotic said Saturday.

Landing on the moon soon be much easier thanks to NASA's Lunar Retroreflector Array network being carried to the lunar surface on international and commercial landers.

Astrobotic's Peregrine lander has made it out to lunar distance, a major milestone for the crippled craft — but a moon landing still doesn't seem to be in the cards.

On Episode 93 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod we talk space history and America's desire to go to the moon with former NASA historian Roger Launius.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch tonight (Jan. 13), sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit.

An unexpected and unexplained gamma-ray signal from beyond the Milky Way found among 13 years of NASA Fermi Telescope data could be linked to another cosmic mystery.