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A cosmic event not seen in 36 years--a rare "super blood blue moon"--may be glimpsed January 31 in parts of western North America, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Australia.

During tests in the Canadian Arctic, a portable DNA sequencer searched for microbes in conditions like those thought to exist on Enceladus, Europa, and Mars.

Air Force Space Command's Gen. Raymond: "We have officially transitioned the national space defense center from an experiment to a functioning 24/7/365 operations center." SpaceNews.com

New Hampshire has proclaimed a day in tribute to a local teacher who died in the NASA space shuttle Challenger disaster decades ago.

By studying the atmospheric contents of ancient and present-day Earth, scientists say they've discovered specific chemical combinations that could reveal the presence of biological activity on other planets.

Is a deliberately shining satellite in the sky a cute idea or a menace? --

Podcasting superstar Joe Rogan talks to Caltech superstar physicist Sean Carroll about the existence of aliens. Carroll believes we're more likely to find a monolith on the moon or a dark satellite in parked orbit around...

"What are we, really? For most of our history, religion has given us the answer. We are immortal souls, children of a loving god, striving to reach heaven or nirvana. Most modern scientists reject these religious explana...

The first space station spacewalk of the new year, launching GOLD to study Earth's near-space environment, and - read all about it ... there's NASA tech you probably use every day ... a few of the stories to tell you...

The rare Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse of Jan. 31 will thrill early-morning skywatchers around the world on Wednesday, but you'll have plenty of ways to watch it if you don't live in a region of totality. Here's where to...

NASA officials on Saturday (Jan. 27) postponed a planned spacewalk at the International Space Station this week after developing a software patch for a glitch that two astronauts had expected to fix during the spacewalk.

SpaceX will attempt the first launch of its new giant rocket, the Falcon Heavy, on Feb. 6, the company's CEO Elon Musk said Friday (Jan. 27).

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said Jan. 27 that the company will attempt a first launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket on Feb. 6. SpaceNews.com