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Are we alone? Is there life beyond Earth? These are the questions that plague the very essence of science, and in particular, planetary science. Unfortunately, robotic exploration of exoplanetary systems currently remain...

Three years after the first-ever image of a black hole, scientists have done it again -- this time, closer to home, and of a very different invisible behemoth.

The U.S. Space Force plans to select a small satellite launcher to fly a payload to low Earth orbit on short notice, a capability known as tactically responsive space. The post Space Force to select small rocket for 'res...

The private astronauts who spent two weeks on the International Space Station in April said they tried to pack too much into their schedules while on the station, putting a strain on both themselves and the professional ...

Retired NASA eclipse scientist Fred Espenak has been watching the night sky ever since he was eight years old, and plans once again to look up for the forthcoming lunar eclipse Sunday (May 15).

A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America.

Inmarsat is seeking permission from Greece to move a ground station there from the Netherlands, which wants to sell the C-band spectrum the site uses for maritime safety services to 5G wireless operators. The post Inmars...

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is seen floating above Earth in a new photo from the International Space Station.

Devastating wildfires in New Mexico fueled by high winds are visible from space.

During the so-called Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse, the face of the moon will turn a brick-red hue. Here's why.

During the first billion years of the universe, winds blown by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies were much more frequent and more powerful than those observed in today's galaxies, some 13 billion years ...

A study led by a Monash University geologist has provided fresh evidence for when high rates of erosion occurred throughout the history of Mars.

The black hole at the center of our galaxy is the subject of a groundbreaking new image from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration.

More than 50 years after the first Apollo samples were brought to Earth, scientists have successfully grown plants in lunar soil for the first time.

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The penultimate sunset at Concordia research station in Antarctica marks the beginning of a very exciting time for the 12-member crew: the coming of Antarctic night and the winter-over.

The liftoff of the CAPSTONE moon mission has been pushed four days to no earlier than May 31, NASA announced this week.

Capturing the first-ever image of the Milky Way's black hole was no easy task.

Discovering something for the second time doesn't usually have scientists jump out of their seats with excitement. But that's exactly what happened in the case of Sgr A* (pronounced "sadge-ay-star"), the second black hol...

The collider cost $730 million and is many decades in the making

The first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy brings radio astronomy back to its celestial birthplace. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a worldwide collection of millimeter-wave r...

Microorganisms living on a large slab of ancient seafloor in the Persian Gulf may reveal clues about life on other planets.