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"There's one we haven't found — a planet just like ours. At least, not yet."

Artemis 2 astronauts will be the subjects of nearly as many experiments as they'll be performing during their trip around the moon.

SpaceX has moved its newest Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the megarocket's upcoming 11th test flight.

Alien objects may be seeding the universe. Here's what that means.

A new study suggests that a group of cells, key for the health of blood and the immune system, are vulnerable to aging-like processes after spending time on the ISS.

"It's been fantastic to watch 'Foundation' become such a global phenomenon, with fans tuning in from every corner of the world."

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum week to check out the beautiful summer Milky Way.

Watch live as a potentially hazardous asteroid makes a close flyby of Earth on Sept. 18.

Titan joins its shadow for a "grand finale" this October.

See breathtaking images of September's blood moon total lunar eclipse from Egypt.

Climate models are complex, just like the world they mirror.

The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has revealed an unexpected difference between the powerful winds launching from a disc around a neutron star and those from material circling supermassive black holes. The surprisingly dense wind blowing from the stellar system challenges our understanding of how such winds form and drive change in their surroundings.

NASA plans to send the ISS into Earth's atmosphere in 2030, and it has no plans for a replacement — at least, not directly.

The turning point seems to have been after 2008, which had the lowest amount of solar activity on record.

The Mokoqi star projector is aimed at babies and young children and is designed to aid sleep with ambient projections but is not scientifically accurate.

Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our vision out into the cosmos.

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