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A whopping 20 new scientific papers use data gathered by a host of radio dishes perched high in the Chilean desert to tease apart the mysteries of how planets form.

A Long March 7 rocket topped with the robotic Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft rolled out to its pad at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Chinese space officials announced Wednesday (Sept. 15).

It's the Oculus Quest 2 vs Valve Index as we compare these extremely different takes on virtual reality headsets.

SpaceX's all-private Inspiration4 mission has notched another spaceflight first -- although most parents are probably hoping this one doesn't inspire their kids to similar action.

A 3D virtual reality camera that filmed Sunday's spacewalk has been returned to the inside of the International Space Station....

Indie-pop artist Foxanne's new space-bound single, "I Could Go On," highlights a science center that continues to provide science education to the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Week in images: 13 - 17 September 2021 Discover our week through the lens

The U.S. military will take space sustainability factors into account should it have to respond to an attack on its satellites, a Space Force official said Sept. 16. SpaceNews

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign watched fragments of two meteors as they ramped up the heat from room temperature to the temperature it reaches as it enters Earth's atmosphere and made a signif...

There's nothing quite like a night launch -- and this one was extra-special.

Without adventuring into the big black, we wouldn't have had the universe-spanning Infinity saga, cool spaceships and an unexpected Mary Poppins reference.

It was congratulations all around the billionaires' table today as Jeff Bezos hailed Elon Musk's SpaceX for the private Inspiration4 launch.

In between playfully snacking on M&Ms, the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew took a break from their science-heavy mission to chat with kid patients from a Memphis children's hospital.

The all-civilian Inspiration4 crew is carrying a special package to space in their personal equipment -- a digital copy of an independent artist's song about finding meaning in existence.

Enjoy this list of Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best. Resistance is futile.

Maharloo Lake, a seasonal salt lake in Iran, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission....

A variety of robotics work took place today aboard the International Space Station to teach students programming skills and ready a science module for a new robotic arm....

A new two-hour documentary has an exclusive edge on the astronaut's view of space exploration, between a set of extensive international interviews and several minutes of rare footage from inside spacecraft.

ESA confirmed a contract signature yesterday with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) to be the main customer for their Lunar Pathfinder satellite launching in 2024 that will provide communications services around the...

Verifying that a satellite will resist the sheer noise of the rocket launching it into orbit is a very important test that every mission must successfully pass.

The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew have shared their first snapshots from their historic first-ever all-civilian space trip and they look thrilled.

Video: 00:04:32 Kick off the 2021-22 school year with ESA school projects. ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer introduces the wide range of space-based STEM projects available to primary and secondary students: Moon Camp, Clim...