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Have you noticed that Orion the Hunter--one of the most iconic and familiar of the wintertime constellations--is looking a little... different as of late? The culprit is its upper shoulder star, Alpha Orionis, aka Betelg...

The formation of spiral galaxies remains an open question in astronomy, but a new study offers a fresh look into how these structures emerge --

The moon crossed the face of the in a dazzling "ring of fire" solar eclipse Thursday (Dec. 26) to the delight of potentially millions of spectators around the world. Even astronauts in space marveled at the view.

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 moon landing in her annual Christmas message to the world on Wednesday (Dec. 25).

The sun is right there in the name of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, but a second mission of opportunity may make the spacecraft just as vital to Venus scientists as to those studying our local star.

Setting a bold goal in human space exploration with the Artemis program while celebrating Apollo's historic first steps onto the Moon, and kicking off the 20th year of humans continuously living and working in space....

On Earth and in space, NASA had a busy decade in the 2010s.

David Shahady, who directs the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, spoke with SpaceNews about Air Force Space Pitch Day and about the Air Force's SBIR prog...

Skywatchers from Saudi Arabia and Oman to India and Singapore were treated to a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse Thursday.

(JAMA Network) Some astronauts who fly long missions to the International Space Station experience eye changes. This study investigated whether the eye changes from the traditional spaceflight analog (an experience on ea...

Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly participated in a year-long experiment -- one in space, one on Earth.