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If the huge Jupiter moon Ganymede is more potentially habitable than previously thought, it could alter the end of Europe's JUICE mission.

The FAA announced a proposal to issue a $175,000 fine against SpaceX for failing to submit a collision-avoidance analysis ahead of an August 2022 Starlink launch.

SpaceX will launch 51 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Tuesday (Feb. 28), and you can watch the action live.

China's Zhurong rover has provided one of the few peeks into what lies below the surface of Mars.

New space rules will need to come fast to support commercial space stations and moon settlements, and guard against swiftly-growing space debris.

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) reset its flight computer Feb. 18 and has been unresponsive to commands ever since, agency officials said Friday (Feb. 24).

Powerful solar wind is blowing from the sun these days, setting the sky ablaze with auroras as far south as England's capital London. And more is yet to come.

SpaceX and NASA are now targeting early Thursday morning (March 2) for the launch of the Crew-6 astronaut mission, after a Monday (Feb 27) attempt was scrubbed late in the countdown.

A power bank of beauty, the Zendure SuperTank Pro power bank fully charges its 26,800 mAh capacity in under an hour and powers four devices at once.

Marvel Comics teams up with the acclaimed Japanese illustrator Peach Momoko for a sweet salute to the women of "Star Wars."

Experts have been sounding alarm bells for years that Earth orbit is getting a bit too crowded. So how many satellites can we actually launch to space before it gets to be too much?

Former astronaut Chris Cassidy, who spent 378 days in space, is lending his hand to My Hand My Cause, a newly launched photographic, philanthropic fundraiser.

SpaceX plans to launch two Starlink satellite-internet missions less than an hour apart on Monday (Feb. 27), and you can watch the back-to-back action live.

The moon and Mars will make a close approach high in the sky tonight (Feb. 27), making for a great skywatching spectacle.

SpaceX scrubbed its Crew-6 astronaut launch for NASA on Monday (Feb. 27) with just over two minutes left in the countdown due to an ignition-fluid issue.

SpaceX's Crew-6 mission for NASA will launch toward the International Space Station on Feb. 27, 2023. See photos of the mission here.

Celestis has added DNA samples from four former American presidents to one of its upcoming memorial spaceflights.

A first look at samples returned by the Hayabusa2 craft from the asteroid Ryugu has revealed it is rich in organic molecules like amino acids that are the building blocks of life.

Scientists have discovered how Saturn's moon Enceladus blasts tiny silica particles into space, where they eventually help form one of Saturn's famous rings.

SpaceX's Crew-6 astronaut mission is still looking good to launch early Monday morning (Feb. 27), mission managers said during a prelaunch teleconference.

Mission managers for the first crewed Starliner flight are confident the spacecraft will launch in a 60-day window that opens in April.