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In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You'll try to get back in shape with today’s topic: elliptical galaxies! Elliptical galaxies are the retirement centers of the univers...

NASA's InSight Mars lander has recovered from a safe mode caused by a dust storm in January, but the project's leader says the mission is still likely to end within a year because of declining power levels. The post InSi...

Microlensing strikes again. Astronomers have been using the technique to detect everything from rogue planets to the most distant star ever seen. Now, astronomers have officially found another elusive object that has lon...

SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....

A milestone for a NASA astronaut, a plan for the future of the space station, and moving a step closer to an historic mission to the station ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week...

A stunning new video from SpaceX captures what it's like to watch a rocket launch and then witness the booster return to Earth, all from mid-air.

A new U.S. Space Force video "demands action" on space debris and asks the private sector for their help cleaning up the growing space mess.

IDW Publishing rolls out a turbulent new "Transformers: War's End" miniseries in February.

Dynamite Entertainment is releasing a new "John Carter of Mars" comic book title in spring 2022.

Scientists detected two ancient ranges of 'supermountains' that criss-crossed the Earth hundreds of millions of years ago -- and may have jump-started animal evolution.

Storms in the U.S. and Uruguay set new records for longest lightning bolt and longest-duration lightning flash.

It's been a whirlwind 38 days in space for the James Webb Space Telescope, but its chief scientist says the mission is well on track to uncover the universe soon.

A crane is used to lift the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) first stage of the Atlas V 541 rocket at the Space Launch Complex-41 Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 31, 2...