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A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday's scheduled liftoff for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission, officials said Sunday.

Another power-packed spacewalk outside the space station, highlighting a pretty cool comet, and a key piece of Space Launch System hardware is on the move ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA......

Physicists have discovered a new, exotic kind of tetraquark, made up of four charm quarks. They say it's a major breakthrough.

Three companies have received study contracts from a Defense Department agency regarding concepts for small, uncrewed space stations in low Earth orbit, although none of the awards yet fund spacecraft construction. Space...

A new study indicates that the Moon is actually younger than we thought, and wasn't finished forming until the Earth's core was finished too. The post The Moon Might Have Formed a Little Later than Originally Believed ap...

Comet NEOWISE has returned to the skies and is delighting skywatchers. So what makes this comet so special?

The United Arab Emirates will launch its first-ever interplanetary mission today (July 19), and you can watch the historic liftoff live.

This week, Jupiter and Saturn appear at their very best, with Jupiter having just arrived at opposition July 14 and Saturn to reach its own opposition July 20.