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An exclusive interview with Rod Roddenberry, who will symbolically join his famous parents on a special memorial rocket flight on Jan. 8.

The United States will soon launch its first spacecraft to attempt a soft lunar landing since the Apollo era, in a historic collaboration with the private sector--but not everyone is celebrating.

It's possible, scientists say, that atom-sized black holes were produced during the first second of the universe's existence -- and some might've gotten lodged within budding stars.

During the cosmic dark ages, the early universe was shrouded in darkness. Learn more about why this was the case and how the universe eventually became transparent.

Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of the eighth SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry crew to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission. T...

ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket has been cleared to launch for the first time on Jan. 8, a mission that will send the private Peregrine lander toward the moon.

The 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society runs from Jan. 7 to Jan. 11, and we can't wait to see what amazing science announcements it bestows upon us.

If you want to know more about an exoplanet atmosphere, watch how it changes over time. That’s the mantra of a group of astronomers who just reported on conditions at Tylos, otherwise known as WASP-121 b. Tylos is a ho...

The commercial space strategy will guide the Space Force's integration of commercial satellite services into its routine operations. The post Space Force on the verge of finalizing long-awaited commercial space strategy ...

Supernova remnant 30 Doradus B, or 30 Dor B, is the (former) star of this new image.

Final preparations were underway Friday for the launch of the first American spacecraft to attempt a lunar landing in more than 50 years, under a new partnership between NASA and private industry.

As noted at NASA's 2019 Carlsbad Conference, we have good reason to think that life could have started on Mars using the same geo-organic chemistry that started life on Earth. If Martian life persists today on Mars, it m...

When she's in Chile, Margaux Lopez starts most days nine thousand feet below her place of work. At 6:30 a.m. she boards a bus to begin the steep climb from La Serena, Chile's second-oldest city, to the top of Cerro Pach�...

NASA has modified agreements for two funded commercial space station partners that are on track to develop low Earth orbit destinations for NASA and other customers as the International Space Station retires in 2030. The...

A preview of Prime Video's adult animated series, "The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy," best described as 'Scrubs' in outer space.

April 11,2023 You probably know from reading these that we like to start with your early years, where you were born, something about your family, if you have siblings, your parents and what they did, and mixed in with th...

Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara has her Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked ahead of launching to the International Space Station on Sept. 15, 2023. O’Hara, currently on the station, is scheduled to spend s...

Students from North Carolina and Virginia will have separate opportunities next week to each hear from a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station. The two Earth-to-space calls will air liv...

ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket has arrived at the launch pad ahead of its debut mission, which will send a private lander toward the moon on Monday (Jan. 8).

Space exploration carries with it many challengs and one of them is eating, or more accurately the provision of food. During short duration missions then its reasonable to take pre-packaged meals that have been provided ...

NASA is inviting you to put your name aboard its VIPER moon rover, which is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket later this year.

Neutron stars are the incredibly dense remnants from massive star supernovae. Although they're pulled into dense spheres by their intense gravity, it's believed that neutron stars could have slight deformations, known as...