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SpaceX launched its Starship SN9 prototype on a 10-kilometer (6.2 miles) test flight that ended with a boom on Feb. 2, 2021. See photos of the epic test in this gallery.

The Valoria 2 crew jumped straight into intense space mission training, including preparations for weightlessness, as soon as they arrived on simulated Mars at HI-SEAS. Commander Musilova reports on the mixture of stress...

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1-63, a beautifully captured example of a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scutum (the Shield).

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. Got a question or comment? Use #AskNASA​ to talk to us....

China's Chang'e 4 spacecraft are back in action for a 27th lunar day on the far side of the moon, but its the discoveries from its day that have scientists excited.

As dust collects on the solar panels and winter comes to Elysium Planitia, the team is following a plan to reduce science operations in order to keep the lander safe.

The Space Force is by far the smallest branch of the U.S. military and will have to "punch above its weight," said Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, deputy chief of space operations. SpaceNews