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Image: Chasing Chandrayaan and the super blue Moon

Chinese researchers have noted close approaches by U.S. GSSAP satellites to Chinese spacecraft in the geostationary belt, describing the activities as threats. The post Chinese study finds GSSAP close approaches a threat...

The OSIRIS-REx team performed a crucial drop test on Wednesday (Aug. 30), practicing what they'll do when the mission's real asteroid sample comes home on Sept. 24.

Astronomers using NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite have found a "warm" Jupiter with the longest period ever seen with an alien world.

Despite a step down in size from the 1-inch sensor seen in the DJI Air 2S, the Air 3 features dual cameras offering excellent image quality alongside advanced functionality.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has found the spot where Russia's Luna-25 lander crashed into the moon earlier this month.

NASA's LRO--the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter--spacecraft has imaged a new crater on the moon's surface that is likely the impact site of Russia's Luna 25 mission.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of inte...

Space exploration presents unique health challenges for astronauts due to lack of gravity, isolation, and radiation exposure. ESA's SciSpacE activities aim to comprehend these effects and their implications for human wel...

All supernovae are exploding stars. But the nature of a supernova explosion varies quite a bit. One type, named Type 1a supernovae, involves a binary star where one of the pair is a white dwarf. And while supernovae of a...

SpaceX will launch 22 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit tonight (Aug. 31), and you can watch the action live.

There's a lot of trash on the moon right now--including nearly 100 bags of human waste--and with countries around the globe traveling to the moon, there's going to be a lot more, both on the lunar surface and in Earth's ...

The exploded guts of a supergiant star are giving up new secrets in a case of stellar CSI.

There’s an odd exoplanet out there posing a challenge to planetary scientists. It’s a hot Neptune denser than steel. The big question is: how did it form? The planet is TOI-1538b and it orbits its parent dwarf star e...

As the number of objects launched into orbit grows, the EU is working to prevent debris from getting out of hand.

What's true for optical astronomy is also true for gravitational wave astronomy: The more observatories you have, the better your view of the sky. This is why the list of active gravitational wave observatories is growin...

The Pentagon's official office for addressing UFOs has a new website where U.S. government and military personnel can report their own sightings.

Two Black astronauts spoke to Space.com about their experiences in space and what's coming next.

An international research team led by Silke Britzen from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, has investigated blazars, accreting supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. Blazars sho...

A flash of light on our solar system's gas giant has alerted space enthusiasts of an intriguing impact

The epic space exploration game "Starfield" is almost here. Listen to an exclusive track from its original soundtrack by award-winning composer Inon Zur.

Although humans have only sent a couple of tentative signals into space, many are concerned about the risks. Should we let alien civilizations know we're here? According to a new paper, humanity has already been broadcas...