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Early Tuesday morning (May 6), just before dawn begins to light up the eastern sky, stargazers have an opportunity to see a meteor shower made up of debris from one of the most famous of comets in history: Halley's Comet...

Halley’s Comet won’t be back in Earth’s vicinity until the summer of 2061, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait 47 years to see it. The comet’s offspring return this week as the annual Eta Aquarid meteor show...

A small galaxy circling the Milky Way may be a fossil left over from the early Universe. The stars in the galaxy, known as Segue 1, are virtually pure with fewer heavy elements than those of any other galaxy known. Such ...

Europe's latest Galileo navigation satellite has arrived at the Agency's technical centre in the Netherlands for testing, as the previous two satellites are prepared for shipping to French Guiana for launch this summer.....

The UK Space Agency has launched an exciting competition for school children between the ages of 7 and 14 to design a British-inspired, balanced and exciting meal for British ESA astronaut Tim Peake to eat during his 6 m...

See stunning photos of the night sky and sun as seen by stargazers around the world in this Space.com photo gallery for May 2014 made up of images sent in by Space.com readers.

Asked to choose appearance of next-generation NASA astronaut suit, public goes for glowing "Tron" look. Suit will be built and ready for testing in November.

As geeks around the world know, today is May the 4th, Stargate Day. So I made this picture for all of us who love those characters from the show: Gandalf, Harry, Dr. Spock, and of course Captain USA. Feel free to share a...

When NASA's next generation human spaceflight vehicle Orion blasts off on its maiden unmanned test flight later this year, a radiation experiment designed by top American high school students will soar along and play a k...