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The lesser-known constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs), is home to a variety of deep-sky objects -- including this beautiful galaxy, known as NGC 4861. Astronomers are still debating on how to classify it......

NASA has successfully completed the exploration upper stage (EUS) preliminary design review for the powerful Space Launch System rocket....

Thomas Pesquet: The sun reflecting on the Brahmaputra River in #India....

The European Space Agency (ESA) has been very vocal about its intentions to create a 3D printed base on the moon, and the Shackleton Crater is one location that has been pinpointed as a promising one for a future settlem...

When NASA's Commercial Crew Astronauts make their first trip to the International Space Station aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, they'll be outfitted in new custom-designed spacesuits....

"Destination Mars" --Elon Musk and Trump Partnership May Signal NASA Shift: "Human's a Multi-Planet Species" (VIDEO) New Quantum View of the Cosmos --"Space Does Not Have an Independent Existence" Future of Legendary Are...

European launch provider Arianespace completed its first launch of the year Jan. 27, orbiting the first SmallGEO satellite for Spanish satellite operator Hispasat. SpaceNews.com

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....

Russia on Saturday said it had ordered a full check of engines used on its key Proton rocket after a cargo ship crashed last month due to engine disintegration and an inspection revealed factory violations.

Typical descriptions of astronomy and space rely on visual representations, which exclude those who can't see. What follows is my attempt to create a guide to the night sky and astronomy using only metaphors, rather than...

Watch the replay of the first launch of ESA's SmallGEO platform at 01:03 GMT on 28 January from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

Thomas Pesquet: As the sun rises on the International Space Station, we prepare to say farewell to HTV6....