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SpaceX launched a clandestine U.S. spy satellite into space for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Thursday (Dec. 17), marking its 26th rocket of the year.

In what’s likely to be one of the last space policy initiatives of his administration, President Donald Trump has issued a directive that lays out a roadmap for nuclear power applications beyond Earth. Space Policy Dir...

A Falcon 9 carrying the NROL-108 mission lifted off at Dec. 19 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center. SpaceNews

Commander Musilova describes the traditions the Sensoria M3 created on the moon and brought with them from Earth for the crew to bond during their simulated lunar mission at the HI-SEAS habitat.

he Expedition 64 crew is busy this week with a full slate of life science to promote healthier humans on and off the Earth....

The International Space Station is one of the most ambitious international collaborations ever attempted, and is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that provides humanity a one-of-a-kind proving gr...

For centuries, scholars have suggested the Star of Bethlehem may have actually been a "great conjunction" of bright planets.

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....

We are now closing in on the long-awaited night of Dec. 21, when Jupiter and Saturn will engage in their "great conjunction."

"Green run" tests on NASA's SLS megarocket are moving forward again after problems with ground equipment earlier this month pushed the testing behind.

Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who originally portrayed bounty hunter Boba Fett in the first "Star Wars" trilogy (1977-1983), died Thursday (Dec. 17) at age 75.

Col. Michael Hopkins, who has served for 27 years in the Air Force, voluntarily transferred to the Space Force while aboard the International Space Station on Dec. 18, 2020.

Images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show where the Chang'e-5 mission landed. The samples obtained by this lander were recently returned to Earth. The post Here’s Chang’e-5, Seen From Lunar Orbit ap...

Vice President Mike Pence announced at a ceremony at the White House that members of the Space Force will be called guardians. SpaceNews

The director of the new comet-impact Hollywood film "Greenland" says he tried to become his "own afficionado" in researching the science of small bodies in space.