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A massive dust storm on Mars that threatened a NASA lander is finally fading away.

A NASA mission to an asteroid that missed its launch window this fall because of technical issues has been rescheduled for launch next October. The post Psyche launch rescheduled for October 2023 appeared first on SpaceN...

NASA will continue to develop its troubled Psyche asteroid mission, with the aim of launching it in October 2023 -- a year later than planned.

In searching for planets and studying their stars, I've had the privilege to use some of the world's great telescopes. However, our team has recently turned to an even larger system to study the cosmos: Earth's forests.

There's a monster black hole in our backyard (astronomically speaking). Life could survive underground on Mars for hundreds of millions of years. Starlink was hacked and now works as GPS. Bad news for Arecibo. Enjoy the ...

Hubble has just grabbed a brilliant new photo of a cosmic 'keyhole' in a stellar nursery

Two NASA spacecraft at Mars--one on the surface and the other in orbit--have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet.

The Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ reflector telescope is best suited to beginners and is now $70 off on Amazon.

A new NASA study has found that the protection of the Apollo landing sites remains a concern. The report, though, recommends "extreme restraint" in seeking protection for future heritage sites.

A new crowdsourcing science project called "Spritacular" is asking skywatchers to use their digital cameras to try to capture images of unusual electrical discharges above thunderstorms.

Stratolaunch flew a prototype of its planned air-launched Talon hypersonic vehicle for the first time on Friday (Oct. 28).

Trees are like sentinels that preserve a record of shifting climates. Their growth rings hold that history and dendrochronology studies those rings. Scientists can determine the exact ages of trees and correlate their gr...