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A unique 3-D printed telescope named the Analog Sky Drifter may spark a revolution in amateur telescope making.

Army Brig. Gen. Thomas James will be the commander of Joint Task Force Space Defense. SpaceNews.com

German lunar lander company PTScientists, which filed for bankruptcy in July, announced it has been acquired by an unidentified aerospace company, allowing it to continue operations. SpaceNews.com

American astronauts on the International Space Station are starting the week with a day off today (Sept. 2) to mark the U.S. Labor Day holiday on Earth.

See photos from Expedition 60 space mission here, including astronaut photos and views of Earth from space!

Asteroid researchers and spacecraft engineers from the US, Europe and around the world will gather in Rome next week to discuss the latest progress in their common goal: an ambitious double-spacecraft mission to deflect ...

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that lies about 10,000 light-years from Earth. It can be seen in the constellation Centaurus (the Centaur), which can be seen primari...

A new study by geologists in Canada and the United States suggests a repository of precious metals may be locked deep below the moon's surface.

Astronomers from Italy and Spain have detected a new blazar by analyzing data from two astronomical surveys. The newly found object, designated DESJ014132.4-542749.9, turns out to be an extremely X-ray-weak blazar at hig...

The two halves of India's moon mission have parted ways in preparation for the tensest moment of the entire endeavor.

In this image by the international Cassini spacecraft, Saturn's shadow is captured creeping across the rings. The bottom half of the image shows the bright rings reflecting sunlight from their icy particles, whereas the ...

Astronomers are learning that in some regions of our galaxy, stars have clumped into features that resemble ones on Earth -- streams, waves, arches and mountain ridges.

Scientists observed large, ultralight reflection variations for the planet Venus, and suspect that the reason might be its thick clouds.

HELSINKI -- India will attempt to become the fourth country to soft land on the Moon Friday after successful separation of the Chandrayaan-2 lander and orbiter early Monday. The separation event took place at 3:45 a.m. E...

India's space agency says the landing module of the country's unmanned moon mission has separated from the orbiter ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon's south polar region this weekend.

Asteroid researchers and spacecraft engineers from the US, Europe and around the world will gather in Rome next week to discuss the latest progress in their common goal: an ambitious double-spacecraft mission to deflect ...

Space Science Image of the Week: Saturn's shadow draws a line between night and day across its rings