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How can a Big Bang have been the start of the universe, since intense explosions destroy everything? - Tristan S., age 8, Newark, Delaware

A reasonably small 4-8 m asteroid recently flew by Earth, passing close to satellites orbiting in the geostationary ring at a distance of about 42 735 km from Earth's centre and only about 1200 km from the nearest satell...

During its 30 years in orbit around Earth, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has witnessed the changing nature of spaceflight as the skies have filled with greater numbers of satellites, the International Space Station...

Free-flying robots and heart research filled the science schedule aboard the International Space Station today....

SpaceX wrapped up the 27th and final drop test of Crew Dragon's upgraded parachute system today (May 1), apparently clearing the path for the Demo-2 mission later this month.

NASA recently announced the three companies that will be building lunar landing systems to take astronauts back to the Moon - SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics. The post The Companies Taking NASA Back to the Moon in 2024...

Virgin Galactic's spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert on Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport America as the company moves toward commercial operations.

When the Etch A Sketch debuted in 1960, NASA was still sketching out plans for how to put the first humans into space. Now the classic toy is celebrating its anniversary with a NASA limited edition.

It's been nearly nine years since an American vehicle launched astronauts into orbit. This month, SpaceX and NASA aim to change that in an unprecedented test flight six years in the making.

NASA and SpaceX are in the final phases of preparations for a commercial crew test flight that will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for an extended stay. SpaceNews.com

Here's a look at the Lego Star Wars sets for 2020. Build, or build not -- there is no try!

Some very powerful telescopes will see first light in the near future. One of them is the long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope (JWST.) One of JWST’s roles--and the role of the other upcoming ‘scopes as well--is to...

Ice lost by Greenland and Antarctica outweighs any gains from accumulating snow, measurements from NASA’s ICESat-2 show --

Telesat says enabling technologies for its low-Earth-orbit constellation of 298 internet satellites are now mature enough for the operator to select a prime contractor in the next few months. SpaceNews.com

NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California, to manufacture 18 additional Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engines to support Artemis missions to the Moon.

Lego is launching the Ultimate Collector Star Wars A-wing Starfighter today, May 1, just in time for the May the Fourth 2020 fan celebration.

NASA and SpaceX on Friday urged everyone to stay home for the first home launch of astronauts in nearly a decade because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mars had a global magnetic field much earlier--and much later--in the planet's history than scientists have previously known.

"Thor: Love & Thunder's" Taika Waititi hosted an Instagram watch-along of "Thor: Ragnarok" on April 9, with suprise guest appearances from Tessa Thompson and Mark Ruffalo. But now, the story seems more about what was s...

Educators from across the nation will have an opportunity next week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $7.5 million contract to the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, to design, build and test an ion sensor for the Space Weathe...

Vanity Fair has shared the first crop of photos from Legendary's upcoming Dune remake.