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What would happen if our Earth were much larger than it is now?

The Commerce Department is once again requesting a large budget increase for its Office of Space Commerce in order to work on space traffic management activities after Congress rejected a similar request last year. Space...

The lost continent of Zealandia underwent changes as subduction began around the western Pacific.

A Cygnus cargo spacecraft launched Feb. 15 carrying more than three tons of supplies and experiments for the International Space Station. SpaceNews.com

Near the end of 2019, astronomers watching the red giant Betelgeuse noted how much the star had dimmed, continuing to steadily fade for months. It's a variable star, and it's known to get dimmer and brighter, but the big...

China has quietly rolled out a new Long March 7A rocket at a coastal launch site in preparation for launch of a 'technology verification satellite'. SpaceNews.com

See photos of Northrop Grumman's amazing Antares rocket launch that sent the Cygnus NG-13 spacecraft to the International Space station on Feb. 15, 2020.

A budget for a new era of space exploration, do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? And Christina Koch reflects on her record-setting mission ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week...

There are many ways to gauge planetary change --

Gravity is everywhere, even in space.

SpaceX has postponed the launch of its next batch of Starlink satellites due to an issue with a valve component on the rocket's second stage.