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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station farewelled over 2000 kg of scientific experiments and hardware on Sunday 23 January as a cargo Dragon spacecraft began its return to Earth. 

Learn about the physical characteristics of Saturn and its famous rings, what we know about Saturn’s moons and Saturn’s roots in Greek mythology.

Artist’s concept of an Orion spacecraft at the moon. Credit: NASA

NASA will announce later this year the four astronauts who will slingshot around the far side of the moon on the Artemis lunar program’s first crew mission, currently scheduled for launch in 2024, the head of the agency’s human space exploration division recently said. The crew is expected to include three U.S. fliers and one Canadian astronaut.

Sci-fi fan-favorite Alan Tudyk is here to save humankind with pizza.

Most stars are main sequence stars that fuse hydrogen to form helium in their cores - including our sun.

Scientists have found a chemical signature that hints at ancient life on Mars. But other possible explanations remain.

Data from three space telescopes help tell the story of the supernova.

The spacecraft will fly around the moon in 2022 to get ready for future astronaut missions.

t's been a busy four years for NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the scientists who seek planets in its data.

Volcanoes, impact craters, tectonic faults, river channels and a lava sea: a vast amount of information is captured in a relatively small area in this geologically rich new image from ESA’s Mars Express. 

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket took off Jan. 21 from Cape Canaveral, climbing off of launch pad 41 with thrust from its Russian-made RD-180 main engine and a single Northrop Grumman solid rocket booster to carry two U.S. military satellites into orbit.

The agency hopes to send the uncrewed mission around the moon later this year, in preparation for future astronaut missions.

It's orbiting in the bowl of the Big Dipper, from the perspective of Earth.

Astrophotographers captured incredible views of the celestial visitor.

A new study of Starlink satellites’ impact on astronomy gives the community cause for both relief and concern.

These are the best Nikon cameras you can buy right now, from budget-friendly right up to iconic flagships

See the 'Good Morning America' host and former football star touch down after a spaceflight.

Hasbro has taken the wrapper off its new Nerf LMTD "Star Wars" Boba Fett EE-3 Blaster.

A suspected Martian underground lake is probably volcanic rock masquerading as water, according to a new study.