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Image: The James Webb Space Telescope is safely stowed inside the fairing of ESA'sAriane 5launch vehicle, which is now on the launch pad undergoing final checks and fuelling for a targeted liftoff at 12:20 GMT / 13:20 CE...

The James Webb Space Telescope is set to revolutionize our understanding of the universe, from the earliest stars and galaxies to the chemistry of exoplanets, asteroids and comets.

Track Santa as he proceeds with his annual Chrismtas present deliveries across the globe in a simulation by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

Space weather could derail the James Webb Space Telescope launch tomorrow. But so far, all seems in favour for tomorrow's big day.

Video: 00:01:22 On Thursday 23 December, theJames Webb Space Telescope, safely stowed inside the fairing of ESA'sAriane 5launch vehicle, left the final assembly building for roll-out to the launch pad at Europe's Spacepo...

The James Webb telescope might discover primordial black holes in the near future. The post Primordial Black Holes Could Explain Dark Matter and the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes at the Same Time appeared first on U...

NASA and the astronomy community have poured $10 billion and more than two decades into just one piece of machinery. Now they are facing the moment of truth.

NASA is launching a huge observatory into space early Christmas morning (Dec. 25), but you don't need to worry about it hitting Santa Claus.

The holiday season and space might just be more closely connected than you thought. Check out this list of great Christmas space facts.

"You've got the patch there. In fact, I was observing a little Latin phrase at the bottom, what does that say?" "'Hic Servare Diem,' which means 'Here to save the day.'"

Image: Red velvet Mars

An orbital sunrise is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Bolivia on the South American continent....

Russia's newest docking module, known as Prichal and still attached to the Progress delivery vehicle, is pictured docked to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module as the International Space Station orbited into a sunri...

Lake Tuz was once the second-largest lake in Turkey. Flamingos flocked there to feed and nest....

So ... the USS Discovery is now a living, sentient starship?