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The Quandrantid meteor shower should put on a show late Wednesday and early Thursday

Experts weigh in on NASA's direction and its goal to send astronauts into deep space

The European Space Agency has a packed year ahead to work on NASA's new Orion capsule, new contracts for Ariane rockets and a new reusable space plane

The balloon-borne telescope is set to probe why the Milky Way doesn't form as many stars as it might

Most of the damage was in the visitor's welcome center, which still isn't open. Nearly two meters of water flooded the building, while the tip of Enterprise's vertical stabilizer tore off when an inflatable pavilion fell down around it

For northern latitudes, the solstice marks the beginning of winter, but ancient skywatchers didn't understand the sun's migration, fearing it could disappear forever as it dipped below the horizon

Radiation risk currently limits space journeys to about one year, putting Mars within reach but many other locations unaccessible

The newly detected planet is one of five found circling the star Tau Ceti, which sits 12 light-years away

Ride, the first American woman in space, was an advocate of science and math education, including outreach projects related to the latest moon mission

Researchers discovered the asteroid shortly before it came within 225,000 kilometers of the planet

Host of popular BBC program The Sky at Night for 55 years, Moore inspired many but was sometimes a divisive figure as well

The Geminid Meteor Shower offers stargazers a host of slow, bright fireballs and lasts for two to three days

Scientists speculate that an energetic "kick" could boot a star out of orbit and drive the remaining pair closer together

New measurements by twin probes Ebb and Flow strengthen evidence for the leading theory for the moon's origin

The new rover may collect Martian soil samples to bring back to Earth for further analysis

Nefertiti lived on the International Space Station for 100 days this summer as part of an onboard science experiment

This week offers skywatchers an opportunity to catch a rare glimpse of Mercury and to spot Jupiter at its biggest and brightest

Government satellites may start to hitch rides with commercial spacecraft in Earth orbit

An eruption of matter from a quasar could show how galaxies shed weight

Experiments to detect dark matter, which scientists believe makes up about a quarter of the universe, are underway and may yield direct evidence within a decade

SpaceX founder Elon Musk wants to colonize the Red Planet, flying pioneers into space for $500,000

Scientists investigate mysterious floating dust particles that could be responsible for the moon's eerie glow

Rare photo captures a planet 13 times as massive as Jupiter, putting planet-formation theories to the test

The Leonids have been known to spark thousands of shooting stars per hour some years, making it one of the most popular meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere