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The twin probes, launched in 1977, made groundbreaking discoveries about the solar system and inspired future space missions.

Firefly Aerospace is ready to get back to space, the company said, after completing a static fire test before sending its Alpha rocket into space again next month.

Debris from the most spectacular comet outburst ever is visible from Earth this month and astronomers hope the observations might shed light on the puzzling event that brightened up the sky in 2007.

Rocket Lab aims to send a probe to Venus soon, and a new paper lays out the details of the ambitious mission.

A loud explosion heard Saturday (Aug. 13) in Utah may have been an exploding Perseid meteor.

We now know where on the moon NASA astronauts will set foot after more than 50 years' absence.

British rocket startup Skyrora completed a static fire engine test of the second stage of its orbital rocket, paving the way for a debut launch in 2023.

The most massive known star in the universe has been photographed in the greatest detail to date and it might be smaller than astronomers previously thought.

Four astrophysics mission proposals to study stars, galaxies and some of the most violent explosions in the universe have been selected for further study by NASA.

Being in an environment such as the simulated Martian landscape of the Haughton-Mars Project in the Arctic magnifies what would normally be small problems.

A new image produced by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details of Stephan's Quintet, the very first compact galaxy group ever discovered.

Donald Edward Machholz was an American amateur astronomer who was the leading visual comet discoverer, credited with the visual discovery of 12 comets that bear his name.

Get the Quest 2 for less, and snag a free gift, too, with Best Buy’s latest refurbished offer.

Here’s our list of all the Predator movies ranked so that you know which prey to hunt down first as you progress through the legendary sci-fi horror franchise.

Rediscover a classic for free when you get it on Prime Gaming, but hurry as the deal ends August 31.

SpaceX will launch 53 more of its Starlink internet satellites and land a rocket at sea today (Aug. 19), and you can watch the action live.

An immersive, virtual reality experience will put viewers next to the launch pad as Artemis 1 lifts off for the moon. The mission is scheduled for Aug. 29.

The Ukrainian government will get access to imagery collected by a commercial constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites, as well as the full, dedicated services of one of those spacecraft.

Despite astronomy's success in detecting worlds outside the solar system, there is a troubling gap in the exoplanet catalog. New research may show why Neptune-sized exoplanets are tough to locate.

Thanks to 26 teams of observers, spotting a star blink out showed that asteroid Polymele has a moon.

The Voyager missions are icons of cosmic exploration, and you can celebrate their 45th anniversary with a free webcast tonight (Aug. 18).