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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is three days into the deployment of its massive sunshield -- and it still has about three days to go.

This enhanced-color image of Mars' Jezero Crater was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance rover on April 18, 2021....

The Biden-Harris administration has committed to extending International Space Station operations through 2030 and directed NASA to work with its international partners to continue use of the outpost.

In-flight education downlinks are chances for students to interact with astronauts on the International Space Station. Here are the nine most memorable downlink moments of 2021, as ranked by NASA.

Lego Star Wars helmet building sets that feature Scout Trooper and Darth Vader headgear are currently on sale.

The Standard Model explains the physics of how the world works. But in 2021, physicists started probing fundamental gaps in this long-established concept.

The holiday season may be almost over, but Star Wars streaming has just begun!

During this very eventful year, two nations joined the Mars club, a robot plied Red Planet skies for the first time ever and humanity kicked off an ambitious interplanetary sample-return campaign.

From landing on Mars to launching private citizens into space, and everything in between, this year has seen many historic milestones and giant leaps.

The Biden-Harris Administration has extended International Space Station operations through 2030....

A bombshell UFO report, the "alien junk" in our solar system, and more new clues about extraterrestrial life.

These are some of the top exoplanet discoveries made in 2021.

Star Trek: Discovery's season 4 episode 7 sets up a mid-season cliffhanger that we'll have to wait six weeks to find out what happened.

2021 was the busiest year yet for NASA in low-Earth orbit, we also made progress preparing for a flight test around the Moon, and had a very active year exploring space, studying Earth, testing technologies for next gene...

A review of NASA's missions, residents, and science on board the International Space Station in 2021....

Theories based only on real numbers are incapable of explaining the results of this new experiment.

The lessons learned from these incidents will inform future rocket launches.

From the debut of new launch vehicles to missions to the moon, mars, asteroids and much more, a lot of exciting missions are expected to launch or arrive at their destination in 2022.

A new study sponsored by NASA investigates the feasibility of sending people with disabilities safely into space and returning them back to Earth.

The lunar surface has seen dramatic changes throughout its existence, but it may have looked a bit familiar beginning about 3.8 billion years ago.

Jupiter's atmosphere is one of the most turbulent places in the solar system....

This enhanced image of the Jovian moon Ganymede was obtained by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft during the mission's June 7, 2021, flyby of the icy moon on Juno's 34th pass close to Jupiter....