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NASA had a lot to celebrate in 2022, including the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope and the end-to-end success of the Artemis 1 moon mission.

One of the most spectacular showers of the year,, the Geminid meteor shower, peaked tonight and avid skywatchers all over the world were able to capture the spectacle.

With the removal of the telephoto camera in favor of just the excellent Four Thirds camera, the DJI Mavic 3 Classic is the most affordable model available in the premium Mavic 3 series.

In just under a year, on Sept. 24, 2023, the OSIRIS-REx sample collector — a basket full of asteroid dust and rocks — will return to Earth's surface.

Although models accurately predicted the evolution of the Arctic storm, scientists were surprised to see just how much sea ice thickness decreased in the storm's aftermath.

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted several rare red spiral galaxies, giving astronomers a new view of the early universe.

The European Space Agency (ESA) issued a challenge to spot the Christmas asteroid and encouraged anyone who does so to share their observation on social media.

It was the first planetary flyby ever.

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion capsule made it to port in San Diego on Tuesday (Dec. 13), two days after wrapping up its historic moon mission.

High on Life brings swearing, talking guns and a highly rated bounty-hunting adventure from space to your console from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland.

The Hakuto-R lander has snapped its first photos since launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday morning (Dec. 11).

A recent SpaceX Falcon 9 launch included the rocket's first stage landing back on Earth. What differed this time is that the touchdown could also be described as scoring a World Cup GOOOOAAAALLLL!

Mirosław Hermaszewski, who was the first, and to date, only citizen of Poland to fly into space, has died at the age of 81. Hermaszewski launched on Soyuz 30 to the Salyut 6 space station in 1978.

American researchers have achieved a major breakthrough paving the way toward nuclear fusion energy generation, but major hurdles remain.

It might be rapidly approaching 50 years old, but Close Encounters of the Third Kind is still a masterpiece of sci-fi cinema.

Sierra Space performed a "burst pressure" test on a space station module prototype, to prepare for future development on the Orbital Reef station for NASA.

Perseverance has captured the sound of dust grains impacting the NASA rover, and the recording could be key to understanding how dust is transported around Mars.

On Thursday (Dec. 15), an asteroid that could be as large as the Great Pyramid of Giza will pass Earth. Amateur astronomers are challenged to spot the asteroid.

Arianespace plans to bring three satellites aloft from French Guiana on Tuesday (Dec. 13), and the nearly two-hour launch window opens at 3:30 p.m. EST.

The Geminid meteor shower will peak overnight tonight (Dec. 13 and Dec. 14), producing anywhere from 60 to 120 meteors per hour.

2002's "Star Trek: Nemesis" blows out the candles on its big 20th birthday today.