The bright point of light appearing in the eastern sky in the early evening is Saturn. The ringed planet is approaching its closest point to Earth on Oct. 4. This is the planet’s opposition, meaning i...

Why do people call it that? Before the invention of electric lighting, farmers could use the light of the full moon to help harvest their crops.

Europa Clipper is heading toward us now and will get closer throughout the fall until it passes Earth on Dec. 3, 2026 at a distance of about 2,000 miles.

To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification.

is designed to have a wide field so that it can scan large parts of the sky at once. Its field of view is 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope and 10 times larger than the Webb Space Teles...

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Now that summer is ending, Jupiter is emerging in the morning sky before dawn. To see it you will need to find a spot with a good view of the eastern sky.

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jessica Meir of NASA will exit the International Space Station after setting their spacesuits to battery power at 7:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, ...

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There are six planets above the horizon before dawn right now. But not all of these are visible to the naked eye.

Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."

Fifty-seven years ago this week the crew of Apollo 11 first touched down in the mare named the Sea of Tranquility.

Starship demonstrated key abilities on its path to becoming a fully reusable transport for astronauts to the moon

When a meteorite tore through a New Jersey home, the homeowner quickly preserved the fragments. Now, they're giving scientists a look at Earth's early history.

SpaceX’s Starship super-rocket deployed operational next-generation Starlink satellites for the first time during its 13th flight test, which addressed snags that arose in the previous test. …

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At "only" 25 meters in diameter, the Giant Magellan Telescope is the smallest of three current projects. That might make all the difference.

Advanced Space's privately owned probe will keep flying, but the agency's role is over