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A new low-cost concept for interstellar travel combines solar power with a slingshot, but it would take a long time to reach the stars.

The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to glimpse with the naked eye.

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with Super Heavy booster B15 on Sunday (Sept. 7), preparing the booster for Starship's Flight Test 11 — a fast turnaround from their successful Flight 10 launch two weeks ago.

The shooting stars appear to emanate from a patch of space in the constellation Perseus.

'EVE Frontier' developers Helgi Freyr Rúnarsson and Guðlaugur Jóhannesson talk galaxy merger models, black holes, and the thin line between science and fun.

The only problem with being an astronaut? Less time for video gaming.

An artist’s rendering of the Nusantara Lima satellite in gestationary Earth orbit. Graphic: Boeing

An Indonesian company is looking to improve its space-based communications service with a state-of-the-art Boeing-built satellite bound for geostationary orbit.

A U.S. House of Representatives task force will once again hold a hearing on Sept. 9 to hear from witnesses who claim the U.S. government is hiding evidence of UFOs.

The James Webb Space Telescope has investigated the "Goldilocks zone" planet TRAPPIST-1e to search for a potential atmosphere and hints of habitability.

Yes, even Jupiter's moons produce auroras.

"'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them."

A panorama captures a breathtaking view of the night sky above a frozen landscape.

New observations reveal turbulent flows in the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A and in the solar corona.

The number of gravitational-wave signals has just doubled with the release of the newest catalog of events.

See spectacular photos from the Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse.

See the first photos of September's majestic total lunar eclipse.

Dive into the fascinating crossroads of astronomy and astrology — where science meets symbolism, and the sky tells two very different stories.

Chemistry in the first 50 million to 100 million years after the Big Bang may have been more active than we expected.