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A European Vega rocket launched the Italian Earth-observation satellite PRISMA into orbit late Thursday (March 21).

SpaceX's first tests of its prototype Starship may start soon -- and you can watch them live online.

In what could be a storyline reason.

A small solar storm is heading toward Earth, but don't expect a big light show.

The 22 March is World Water Day, which focuses on the importance of freshwater. The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations aim to achieve a better and more sustainable future....

WASHINGTON -- Tarana Wireless, a broadband infrastructure developer that counts OneWeb founder Greg Wyler among its backers, raised $60 million from satellite operator EchoStar and Khosla Ventures. Santa Clara, Californi...

Recent observations have revealed a pulsar that appears to have been accelerated by the very supernova explosion that created it. The post Pulsar Seen Speeding Away From the Supernova That Created it appeared first on Un...

The International Space Station got a power upgrade today (March 22) as two NASA astronauts took a spacewalk to install new batteries on the station's solar arrays.

SpaceX is turning up the heat on its Starship spacecraft project. Literally.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

Scientists made an X-ray map of the center of the galaxy -- and they found two chimneys of plasma.

For each season of the year, there is a "keynote" star pattern -- and spring brings us to Leo, the Lion.

The documentary "14 Minutes From Earth," which just premiered on Netflix, shows the secrecy behind, and the excitement following, the highest free-fall jump ever.

Trailing sparks between their wingsuits, the Red Bull Air Force swept into Los Angeles from above on Thursday (March 20) to celebrate the third and final supermoon of 2019.

A simple, back-to-basics episode of "The Orville" reminds us that convoluted plots aren't a prerequisite for quality sci-fi.

Our week through the lens: 18 - 22 March 2019

Earth is often in the firing line of fragments of asteroids and comets, most of which burn up tens of kilometres above our heads. But occasionally, something larger gets through.

Two American astronauts took a spacewalk Friday to replace aging batteries on the International Space Station.

Scientists are appealing for public help on one of the biggest astronomy projects of the next ten years.

The platform destined to land on the Red Planet as part of the next ExoMars mission has arrived in Europe for final assembly and testing - and been given a name.

Burnham has to deal with one emotional uppercut after another in "The Red Angel."

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: