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Newly returned International Space Station astronauts say they were impressed with their quarters, but new tech and design thinking could push new commercial stations even further.

Space Crystals plans to send crystals grown in microgravity and infused with customer DNA to the moon next year. The post Sending DNA-infused Space Crystals to the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.

Marc Murphy is preparing to cook where he has never cooked before -- in deep space, or rather, in Gateway: The Deep Space Complex for "Taste of Space: Celebrity Chef Edition."

Russia launched three Gonets-M communications spacecraft and a satellite-internet demonstrator on Saturday (Oct. 22), the nation's fifth mission since Oct. 9.

NASA's Mars rovers strive for groundbreaking scientific discoveries as they traverse the Martian landscape. At the same time, the crews operating the rovers do all they can to protect them and the billions of dollars beh...

A U.S. Space Force infrared sensing demonstration satellite launched in July will soon start receiving data, the Space Systems Command announced Oct. 24. The post Space Force to activate sensor on Wide-Field-of-View miss...

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the most powerful rocket in the world, is getting ready to take flight for the first time in more than three years.

The war in Ukraine has prompted European civil and military space to revise budgets, programs, and policies to fortify launch capabilities and meet emerging needs. The post War in Ukraine shifts priorities among European...

The James Webb Space Telescope's view of the famous "Pillars of Creation" reveals cosmic processes like never before. Here is what makes astronomers so excited.

A Russian Progress cargo ship ended its eight-month orbital stay with an intentional death dive into Earth's atmosphere on Sunday night (Oct. 23).

What is behind all these UFO sightings? We may find out.

NASA scientist have released images combining the early data from the James Webb Space Telescope with X-ray data taken with the Chandra Observatory. Besides their beauty, the images offer insights into the inner workings...

Scientists are discovering increasing numbers of planets in other galaxies that resemble our own. What gives them away? Expert Jérémy Leconte takes a look.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size rocky world, or "super-Earth," that's hot enough to melt gold and, as a result, may have no atmosphere.

The color of the sun reveals a range of information about our star including the stages of its life and the nature of light and how it interacts with the atmosphere of Earth.

Pilots from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland, and students across southern Maryland will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the multi-national Expedition 68 crew aboard the International Space Sta...

In the past decades, the number of known exoplanets--planets in other solar systems--has skyrocketed. But we're still in the dark about a number of details, including how massive they are and what they're made up of.

This telescope deal gives a saving of over $45 on a Celestron telescope that's perfectly suited for beginners.

A gold wristwatch created in celebration of the first moon landing that was presented to the first person to wear a similar model chronograph in space has sold for $1.9 million.

The mystery of the origin of hydrocarbons found in extraterrestrial environment may finally be resolved, thanks to a technique developed by researchers at Tokyo Tech based on a 13C-13C abundance analysis. By measuring th...

A fleet of space telescopes unexpectedly detected the record-breaking gamma-ray burst GRB221009A on Sunday, (Oct.9), making operators concerned about the odd signal.