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The space-debris strike on China's Shenzhou 20 spacecraft is a wake-up call, say advocates of a space rescue capability - and also a call for an organization to shape that capacity.

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface of Mars, revealing that the planet may have remained habitable for life much longer than previo...

A SpaceX rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the company's 150 Falcon 9 mission of 2025.

The Lion Nebula is located 10,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus

I have to confess, despite spending years gazing at the night sky, telescope at the ready, tracking planets and hunting for deep sky objects, I only actually saw the Man in the Moon about five years ago. There I was, exp...

Material science plays a critical role in space exploration. So many of the challenges facing both crewed and non-crewed missions come down to factors like weight, thermal and radiation tolerance, and overall material st...

"This study demonstrates the astonishing resilience of life that originated on Earth."

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured skydiver Gabe Brown falling across the sun in this precisely planned aircraft alignment, solar altitude, and jump, resulting in the striking image The Fall of Icarus.

The rock-solid stabilization of the Canon 12x36 IS binoculars maximizes the smaller objective lenses for steady, detailed views of the night sky.

The first booster in the new generation of Starship vehicles suffered significant damage during a Nov. 21 test, adding to doubts about the vehicles development schedule. The post First next-generation Starship booster da...

As this month's string of powerful X-class solar flares sparked brilliant auroras that lit up skies across an unusually wide swath of the globe-from northern Europe to Florida-researchers at NJIT's Center for Sol...

An expanding universe complicates this picture just a little bit, because the universe absolutely refuses to be straightforward.