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It's still unclear why a Russian Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station sprang a leak last week, but one suspect has been ruled out: a strike by a Geminid meteor.

NASA's Orion spacecraft is making another long journey after reaching the moon: a trek by truck from San Diego to the Space Coast in Florida.

The United States Space Force is training to prepare for a European conflict, practicing space combat tactics alongside allies.

Check out our thoughts on this preview build of Deliver Us Mars, the upcoming space game from indie developers Keoken Interactive.

The new space race is on with the Artemis mission targeting the moon and beyond. The landers, rovers and robots of Astrobotic Technology will be part of this cosmic spearhead.

The design of the sample return tubes carried by NASA's Perseverance rover looks suspiciously like a 'Star Wars' lightsaber, inspiring one NASA director to joke about using the Force on Mars.

There may have been no oxygen in the atmosphere of ancient Mars after all, a new study has found, but don't despair, there still could have been living creatures crawling on the planet.

James Webb Space Telescope has just produced one of the most detailed photos of this wreath-shaped galaxy ever seen.

Astronomers have witnessed a black hole feeding on the remains of a star it ripped apart, spotting the formation of a halo of hot gas called a corona.



UFO reports from U.S. military personnel are flooding the government's new All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).

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Recently, Andreas Mogensen, now getting ready for his ‘Huginn’ mission to the ISS in 2023, stopped by ESA’s ESOC mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, to meet with some of the experts who keep our satellites flying.

Even though winds on Mars are weak, they could be sufficient to provide power for future exploration and colonization of the Red Planet, a new study finds.

The James Webb Space Telescope's early-release image of the Cosmic Cliffs is revealing growth spurts in young stars.

Five bright planets visible in the evening during Christmas week and beyond make an affordable telescope a well-timed gift.

The Ursid meteor shower peaks tonight (Dec. 22 into the morning of Dec. 23), offering the last shooting stars of the year.

A non-descript star, TRAPPIST-1, is host to seven Earth-size planets and the James Webb Space Telescope is giving astronomers a thrilling new view of these worlds.

This beautifully crisp icy scene with a swirling ribbon of rusty red and white striped terrain connecting two large craters wraps up the year on Mars.

The best space gifts for budding astronomers ahead of the holidays: Observing the night sky demands some out-of-this-world gear, but it doesn’t have to come at astronomical prices.

Image: How Hera asteroid mission will phone home