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Anybody with a modicum of intellectual curiosity is looking forward to the NASA/ESA Mars Sample Return Mission. NASA’s Perseverance rover is busily collecting and caching samples for eventual return to Earth. While the...

Wind tunnels show what a probe descending into the atmosphere of Uranus or Neptune would probably need to contend with. Such a probe is a high-priority mission for both NASA and ESA.

The Department of Energy just delivered a shipment plutonium that NASA will turn into radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) for future missions. The post NASA is Getting the Plutonium it Needs for Future Missions...

Video: 00:08:32 On 23 November 2023, in preparation for its first flight, Ariane 6 went through its biggest test to date: a full-scale rehearsal that meant complex fuelling, a launch countdown and ignition of the core st...

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, maybe even a grand design spiral galaxy. We can’t be sure from our vantage point. But one thing is certain: there aren’t many disk galaxies like it in our part of the Universe...

The impact of Apollo 8's "Earthrise" picture - the sight of the Earth from the moon - now seems even greater than that of the first landing.

If you want to take your stargazing to the next level, this Black Friday deal on the Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25-inch telescope is for you.

Scientists have discovered a mysterious, highly energetic "sun goddess" particle that could act as a messenger for some of the universe's most powerful events.

In 1991, the University of Utah Fly's Eye experiment detected the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed. Later dubbed the Oh-My-God particle, the cosmic ray's energy shocked astrophysicists. Nothing in our galaxy had t...

Amazon has slashed the price of the DJI Mini 2 SE this Black Friday, a great drone for beginners and enthusiasts alike

China's Tiangong space station is set to expand to have a cross-shaped configuration and may include additional modules to double its size in the coming years, according to the country's space agency.

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two new "hot Jupiter" exoplanets. The newfound alien worlds, designated TOI-4377 b and TOI-4551 b, both orbit...

Give your home a relaxing, ethereal atmosphere with this Black Friday star projector deal at Amazon -- now under $80 for one of the best star projectors.

Video: 02:02:28 One giant planet. Three icy moons. An eight-year journey. One special spacecraft. Building a mission to Jupiter took years of planning and thousands of people. Now that Juice is finally en route to its de...

Save big this Black Friday with this excellent beginner's telescope from Celestron for less than $135.

Become more powerful than you can possibly imagine with the Lego Star Wars Obi-Wan Vs Darth Vader set, now 44% off for Black Friday.

This Black Friday streaming deal means you can have subscriptions to both Hulu and Disney Plus for as little as $2.99 a month.

China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts are getting into the rhythms of life in orbit -- and also sending back some choice clips of their activities.

How do we move in space? It might seem like an astronaut could do a couple of back strokes in space, but according to conservation of momentum, it's just not possible.

China sent an undisclosed number of satellites into orbit Thursday to test satellite internet technologies. The post China conducts launch to test satellite internet capabilities appeared first on SpaceNews.

Amazon has knocked $629 off the expensive Leica 10x42 Noctivid -- grab them for $2075 in this fantastic Black Friday binoculars deal.

If you want to watch April's total solar eclipse from a beautiful location and need some inspiration, we have rounded up 10 of the best scenic spots across North America.