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A newly developed algorithm is helping astronomers search through massive amounts of data from Zwicky Transient Facility categorizing powerful cosmic explosions called supernovas.

An international group of experts has voted to retire the leap second by 2035.

Astronomers have for the first time studied the elusive faint glow emanated by stars that have been ripped from their homes and now exist as cosmic orphans between galaxies.

If you're looking to bag a bargain this holiday season, then saving over $60 on this Celestron 70AZ telescope kit could be right for you.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said SpaceX CEO Gwynne Shotwell was reassuring during a recent conversation.

There was something familiar about the hat Derrol Nail wore as he described NASA's Orion spacecraft splashing down from the moon. Not by accident, his ballcap evoked images of Apollo astronauts.

The antimatter counterparts of light atomic nuclei can travel vast distances through the Milky Way before being absorbed, new findings have revealed.

How does a stunning photo from Artemis 1 compare to other iconic views of Earth from the outside?

NASA is moving ahead with the development of a spacecraft to hunt for potentially hazardous asteroids and aims to launch by June 2028.

Someday, you may be able to see fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope as soon as the scientists who proposed gathering it do.

Stars aren't supposed to simply disappear, yet countless bright objects that once appeared in the sky in the 1950s no longer do.

With Artemis 1 now in the books, the focus is quickly shifting to the Artemis program's next phase: crewed flight. But that can't happen until several pieces fall into place.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission wrapped up with a Pacific Ocean splashdown on Sunday (Dec. 11), and NASA couldn't be happier with how everything went.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who also chairs the National Space Council, congratulated NASA for completing the Artemis 1 uncrewed mission around the moon Sunday (Dec. 11).

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft captured gorgeous views of our home planet in the last hours before splashdown Sunday (Dec. 11).

An uncrewed Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean this afternoon (Dec. 11), bringing a successful end to NASA's historic Artemis 1 moon mission.

From the moment the Space Launch System rocket was rolled out to the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Artemis 1 mission has wowed the world with striking images.

Does anyone have sovereignty over the moon? And can anyone buy it?

Skywatchers willing to brave the cold of mid-December can catch the peak of the Geminid meteor shower on Wednesday (Dec. 14).

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft will return to Earth on Sunday (Dec. 11) after nearly a month in space, and you can watch the homecoming live.

The spacecraft will make its 14th close approach to our star, whipping through extreme conditions at tremendous speeds.