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Space life scientists are pushing for the development of an international database on long-term health effects of spaceflight.

Hotel giant Hilton is extending its operations to orbit with a new partnership on the Starlab private space station, which may be operational in 2027.

The U.S. Space Force is conducting a training exercise known as 'Black Skies' that will focus on electronic warfare tactics such as real-world satellite jamming.

Ingenuity traveled about 308 feet (94 meters) on Sunday (Sept. 18), staying aloft for more than 55 seconds and reaching a maximum speed of 10.6 mph (17.1 kph).

The Space Force just unveiled its official song, a 40-second ditty called "Semper Supra" (Latin for "always above.")

ArianeGroup's 'Susie' is a fully reusable craft designed to fit future rockets, one of which is being made right now for Arianespace.

By simulating the removal of craters left on the lunar surface by asteroid impacts, astronomers peered over 4 billion years back in time.

NASA will try out planetary defense technology with its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) this month, but don't worry — it's not because a space rock is just about to hit us.

What's shaking on Mars? Thanks to the InSight lander scientists now know part of the answer is space rock impacts. The lander's seismometer has 'heard' at least four strikes.

Evidence collected by the Tianwen 1 orbiter and Zhurong rover supports the possible existence of an ancient ocean in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars.

The moon will pass by the brightest stars of the Gemini constellation  —  Pollux and Castor  —  and will be closest to the former early Tuesday morning.

The loudest sound in the universe, an epic "space roar", was detected in 2006 and scientists still don't know what's causing it.

Here are the best neutral density filters for your camera, giving you flexibility for long exposures and controlling light transmission.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told a major international space conference that the possibility of cooperating with China in space is "up to China."

When the DART spacecraft impacts the asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26 in a test of our planetary defenses, it will be a continuation of work that started decades ago.

Astronomers know of only a few dozen examples of these active asteroids, but they suspect more are out there — and you can join the hunt.

The word equinox, from the Latin for "equal night," alludes to the fact that day and night are then of equal length worldwide on these dates. But this is not necessarily so.

SpaceX fired seven engines on its Starship Super Heavy prototype "Booster 7" on Monday (Sept. 19), marking the highest number of Raptor engines ever tested simultaneously.

The solar system's most massive planet, Jupiter, will make its closest approach to Earth for 59 years on Sept. 26 even as the gas giant will be directly opposite the sun as viewed from Earth.

A fueling test of NASA's new megarocket on Sept. 21 could make or break the agency's hopes of launching the Artemis 1 moon mission on Sept. 27.

Earth-imaging satellites have spied the massive crowds that gathered in London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.