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A Japanese billionaire announced the eight people who will be flying with him around the moon as soon as 2023, including "Everyday Astronaut" YouTube channel creator Tim Dodd.

On Wednesday (Dec. 7), skywatchers around the world were treated to a celestial show as the full moon eclipsed Mars at opposition in the night sky.

NASA's most advanced robotic geologist to date has collected its first samples of broken rocks and dust from the Red Planet's surface.

Virgin Orbit will wait on making its first-ever launch from the United Kingdom due to delays in obtaining licensing for its mission at Cornwall, according to several media reports.

The James Webb Space Telescope's image of the Southern Ring Nebula has revealed a few surprises in this snapshot of a stellar death.

Chinese scientists are analyzing rice, Thale cress and other plants after the country's Shenzhou 14 astronaut crew cultivated samples in space and brought them back to Earth.

Enter the exciting world of FPV with our guide to the best ready to fly FPV drone kits for beginners and experienced pilots.

Space.com talked with NASA astronaut Stanley Love at Kennedy Space Center during the launch of Artemis 1 to discuss how he and others are working to design a spacecraft cockpit for the digital age.

China is now looking to launch its first planetary defense test mission a year earlier than planned and on a larger rocket.

The Orville might have started off borrowing from Star Trek, but season 3 raids it's own history, with stunning results.

You can save $900 on Unistellar's eVscope 2 telescope and there's $600 of their eQuinox model this holiday season too.

SpaceX will launch 40 internet satellites for the communications company OneWeb on Thursday (Dec. 8) at 5:27 p.m. EST (2227 GMT), and you can watch the action live.

As part of the Breakthrough Listen project, the MeerKAT radio telescope will search a million nearby stars for signals from technology that could indicate intelligent extraterrestrial life.

Artemis 1's uncrewed Orion capsule captured a jaw-dropping view of the moon crossing in front of Earth on Nov. 28, 2022.

NASA's ICON atmosphere-studying satellite, well into an extended mission in space, fell silent on Nov. 25. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but the spacecraft has not responded to calls from home.

There are at least two Human Landing Systems vying for future NASA Artemis missions on the moon, adding on to SpaceX Starship lander approved for Artemis 3 and Artemis 4.

The Kuaizhou 11 rocket, which is operated by the Chinese company Expace, has performed its first successful launch, two years after failing its first test flight.

A strange local dwarf galaxy was hidden from astronomers for years by the glare of a foreground star, earning the nickname 'Peekaboo.'

SpaceX is now targeting Dec. 11 for the launch of a private Japanese moon lander after a series of delays with multiple Falcon 9 rockets.

On Mars, dust devils can have both positive and negative impacts on robotic exploration on the planet.

On Wednesday (Dec. 7), Mars appears opposite the sun in the night sky in opposition, appearing much larger in the night sky than usual and offering skywatchers an excellent chance to observe it.