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In May 2025, President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?

Unfortunately, any work you do in the universe will have to be done the old-fashioned way.

SpaceX will launch four astronauts to the ISS on the private Ax-4 mission Wednesday morning (June 11), and you can watch the action live.

NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captures one of the Red Planet's biggest volcanoes peeking over clouds at dawn.

"I don't think it is an overstatement to say that morale among U.S.-based scientists is at an all-time low."

Preparations for the arrival of a visiting crew, the continued study of how humans adapt to microgravity and more highlight the sixth week of Expedition 73 on the International Space Station.

Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth.

China has revealed the first image from its Tianwen 2 asteroid sample return mission, which is now more than 3 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) from Earth.

"I've had a number of NASA personnel come up and think that the one that was theirs was ours, and they're shocked."

If it's realism you're looking for, the Sega Toys Homestar Classic is the gold standard of star projectors.

You don't have to stay at home to enjoy great games. Game on the go with the best space and sci-fi games on the Nintendo Switch.

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

On Episode 164 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss these concerning times for NASA with Casey Dreier, the Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society.

A historic dust storm hit Chicago last month, and a weather satellite gave us a bird's-eye view of the dramatic event.

Don't miss the 2025 full "Strawberry Moon" when it rises above the southeastern horizon on June 10.

"The first time I spotted it, I thought at first it may have been a rare form of blue aurora but then realised it was moving too quickly."

SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company's broadcasting constellation.

Sen. Ted Cruz's newly unveiled legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill would dedicate almost $10 billion to win the new space race with China.

The sharpest images ever captured of the sun reveal intricate magnetic structures dancing across its surface.

These are the best beginner binoculars you can buy in every category, from the best overall and the best for stargazing to the best budget model.

The solar system's largest and smallest planets will greet one another in the eastern sky.