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The aerospace giant’s "Mars Base Camp” plan could send crews to the Red Planet’s surface for multi-year stays

The multibillion-dollar observatory is now scheduled to launch in spring of 2019

First observed by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015, the strange spiky features are likely formed from sublimating methane

The mysterious and powerful cosmic outbursts could occur as often as once per second in the observable universe

The condition of the world’s second-largest radio telescope remains unclear after being battered by the storm

The encounter will give the spacecraft a boost on its deep-space trip to fetch samples from Asteroid Bennu

The objects are separated by less than one light year—the most compact pairing of supermassive black holes ever seen

NASA and the European Space Agency may soon launch new missions to the solar system’s largest planet

The hellish world WASP-12b is darker than fresh asphalt in visible light, but glows red-hot in infrared

NASA is now considering multiple proposals for a return to the ringed planet

Watch the epic—and explosive—blooper reel for the Falcon 9 booster’s arduous path to reusability

A new study using data from NASA’s Dawn mission suggests ice may exist beneath smooth patches of the asteroid’s surface

The X-class flare was the most powerful seen since 2006, and created radio blackouts on Earth

The threat from the Category 5 storm has shuttered the world’s second-largest radio telescope until further notice

The result sheds new light on the long-term evolution of these stellar explosions

Essential operations to support the International Space Station will continue, with the center reopening on September 5

Despite rising floodwaters, Johnson Space Center continues critical space station operations

The new image reveals the surface and atmosphere of the red supergiant star Antares in unprecedented detail

Studies of the white dwarf LP 40-365 could reveal new details about mysterious stellar explosions

Galaxies with trailing ‘tentacles’ of gas and newborn stars could help feed some of the universe’s most powerful objects

The remaining teams in this private space race have more time—and the opportunity for more money—on their way to the Moon

For All Moonkind is working with space agencies to develop formal protections for space archaeology sites

The agency's next Mars rover will cache samples for return to Earth, but how and when they will be delivered remains undecided

Successful test suggests “Archinaut” system could soon assemble huge structures in orbit