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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

Pluto pioneer Alan Stern and other researchers are on the cusp of flying to space alongside their experiments --

Among the most extreme planets discovered beyond the edges of our solar system are lava planets: fiery hot worlds that circle so close to their host star that some regions are likely oceans of molten lava....

The fourth episode of Season 4 of "Star Trek: Discovery," entitled "Forget Me Not" is another strong installment as Adira takes the plunge and Lt. Detmer freaks out.

How do stars destroy lithium? Was a drastic change in the shape of the Milky Way caused by the sudden arrival of millions of stellar stowaways?

Stars are not created equal. They span a broad range of sizes, ages, and temperatures from diminutive red, cool, low-mass stars to opulent blue, hot, massive stars. Our Sun is roughly midway between these populations. Be...

SpaceX is set to launch an upgraded GPS satellite into orbit for the U.S. Space Force today (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action online.

This week we are excited to welcome Pranvera Hyseni (Pran) to the Weekly Space Hangout. Pran is a celebrated science popularizer and the founder of "Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo" (AOK). She completed her B.A. in geograph...

SpaceX is now sending out email invitations for public beta testing of Starlink, the company's upcoming satellite internet service.

Rocket Lab aims to recover the first stage of its two-stage Electron rocket during its next mission, which is scheduled to launch from New Zealand during a window that opens on Nov. 15.

Rocket Lab will try to recover the first stage of its Electron rocket on its next launch as the company continues its efforts to reuse that stage. SpaceNews

Earth's most arid desert may hold a key to finding life on Mars.

NASA is seeking new partners to help the agency tell the story of human exploration at the Moon with the Artemis program in ways that engage, excite, and inspire a worldwide audience.

Olympus Mons is the solar system's largest volcano. Astronomers say it holds clues to unraveling Mars' history.

On Nov. 2, 2020, the International Space Station celebrated its 20th anniversary of continuous human occupation. With astronauts and cosmonauts from around the world working together, the ISS has demonstrated humankind's...

An updated version of a study developed by an international working group backs an approach to lunar exploration that largely follows NASA's Artemis plans to return humans to the moon in 2024. SpaceNews

An ocean-monitoring satellite will have to wait at least 11 extra days to get into space.

If skies are clear during this upcoming week, be sure to take a few moments to gaze upward. You just might be lucky and catch a glimpse of a spectacularly bright meteor -- a Taurid meteor.

Scientists think they have identified a lava world so dramatic that it might boast a thin regional atmosphere of vaporized rock where it is closest to its star.

SpaceX's first operational astronaut launch for NASA is just nine days away, and the agency is inviting the public to go along for the historic ride.

Image: Portrait transmitted via 3D printing

On April 28, a supermagnetized stellar remnant known as a magnetar blasted out a simultaneous mix of X-ray and radio signals never observed before....