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The SLS, America's first human-rated heavy lift rocket intended to carry astronauts to deep space destinations since NASA's Apollo moon landing era Saturn V, has passed a key design milestone known as the critical design...

Scott Kelly set a new record for American spaceflight, and scientists are searching for signs of an alien civilization around a distant star. Here are Space.com's top stories of the week.

From stunning Earth's horizon as seen from the ISS to a glittering Milky Way, don't miss these amazing space images.

Halfway through October 2015, fall color had made a pronounced appearance across part of the Northern Hemisphere....

Watch these videos to see Hurricane Patricia form and move along with the deluge of rain it brought in a short period of time....

The stars were out for the second-ever White House Astronomy Night on Oct. 19. Attendees included NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, Deputy Administrator Dava Newman and Associate Administrator for Science, John Grunsfel...

Thirty-five years ago, Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman wanted to inspire the world about exploring the solar system. In October 1980 they created The Planetary Society, and organization that could garner pub...