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I've been a fan of The Simpsons for a long time. Obviously. So when I heard that SpaceX's head guy Elon Musk was guest-starring on the show, I hoped it would be a good episode. And it was! As I watched I marveled at how ...

Using the new SPHERE instrument on the European Very Large Telescope, astronomers have revealed the unusual double star does not have a brown dwarf star orbiting it as previously thought.

(AP)--Spacewalking astronauts routed more than 300 feet (90 meters) of cable outside the International Space Station on Saturday, tricky and tiring advance work for the arrival of new American-made crew capsules.

NASA's Dr. Yvonne Pendleton spoke about the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute at Google as part of their Talks at Google series....

In the latest Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Dr. Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute, discusses NASA's New Horizon mission to Pluto....

Europe's last cargo spacecraft came down to Earth in a fiery blaze and scientists reported seeing mysterious plumes emanating from Mars. Here are Space.com's picks for the best space stories of the week.

From mysterious plumes on Mars to a space station made of matchsticks, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for Feb. 22, 2015.