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Too much coverage minimizes the health risks researchers attribute to the virus

After decades of hard work and controversies, NASA scientists ready Hubble’s massive successor for its mission to probe the distant universe.

A powerful astronomy instrument called DESI charts millions of galaxies in the night sky. Can it help scientists finally figure out what dark energy is?

Nature - Astrophysicist Katie Mack’s book explores all the ways the cosmos could destroy itself.

As many schools try to resume in-person classes, we’re seeing more and more Covid outbreaks.

After a first attempt brought up an empty tube, the rover finally cored a sample.

Relativity Space’s attempt to reach orbit heralds the increasing use of 3D printing in the space sector.

Solar storms can devastate power grids and other systems on Earth. We need better forecasting

Mysterious patterns in orbits of small bodies in the outer solar system could arise from the gravity of a massive disk of icy debris rather than an undiscovered giant world

International experts are using earthly policies as models to hash out regulations for orbiting spacecraft, from preventing conflict to limiting trash.

In Life on Other Planets, Aomawa Shields talks about her hunt for habitable exoplanets as a classically trained actress and one of the few Black women in astronomy.

Scientists used NASA’s Juno spacecraft to probe the massive storm, finding that it’s not as shallow as previously thought.

Mysterious patterns in orbits of small bodies in the outer solar system could arise from the gravity of a massive disk of icy debris rather than an undiscovered giant world

SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic finally made commercial spaceflight possible. Now there are questions about the purpose of these exclusive trips.

The documentary scrutinizes the former NASA administrator’s role during an era of homophobic policies.

The powerful computer easily took control on 'Discovery,' and in some ways, that's not so far-fetched.

In “Flashes of Creation,” Paul Halpern offers a dual biography of George Gamow and Fred Hoyle, two midcentury physicists who debated the origins of the universe.

The documentary scrutinizes the former NASA administrator’s role during an era of homophobic policies.

Instead of treating Mars and the Moon as sites of conquest and settlement, we need a radical new ethics of space exploration

Researchers say that the rising number of space launches around the world will warm parts of the atmosphere and thin the ozone layer.

A new simulation aims to determine whether the standard view of dark matter can explain how unique our galaxy’s neighborhood is.

The space agency’s upcoming lunar mission will launch the ambitious Artemis program, building on the landings 50 years ago.

The DART mission is scheduled to launch early Wednesday. It will crash into an asteroid to see if it's possible to deflect one.

The company’s uncrewed spacecraft will fly to the International Space Station, and if successful, will give NASA astronauts another way to get to orbit.

For the first time, a commercial craft will bring a crew of civilians to the space station. It’s a harbinger of space tourism’s future—and its inequities.

"It seemed like we’d failed."

As an errant rocket booster careens toward the moon, here are some of the ways space agencies and companies are trying to deal with huge pieces of debris.

The mission was designed to test whether a probe could knock a hazardous space rock away from a crash course with Earth.

An innovative research project delivers new evidence about how people live on the International Space Station.

The International Astronomical Union launched a new organization tasked with limiting reflected light and radio interference from big satellite networks.

Debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test adds new urgency to international and government efforts to get rid of high-flying trash.

A team of scientists and policy experts want to develop space sustainably for future generations

Scientists think the diminutive planet’s surface could be covered with space gems, thanks to an abundance of carbon and pressure from colliding asteroids.

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2001: A Space Odyssey is prescient, beautiful, and entirely unsatisfactory.

A pair of new reports point to a proliferating array of technologies that could be used to attack spacecraft.

Following a joint “mishap investigation” by SpaceX and the FAA, the federal agency listed 63 issues that must be addressed before launches can resume at the Texas site.

Debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test adds new urgency to international and government efforts to get rid of high-flying trash.

In A City on Mars, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith imagine what it would really be like to live in space: thrilling and absolutely grueling.

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