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Cambridge researchers using the James Webb space telescope say they have detected two gases in the atmosphere of the planet K2-18b that hint at alien life.

Off the San Diego coast, a team from NASA and the U.S. Navy are conducting critical astronaut recovery drills in preparation for the space agency’s first attempt in 50 years to transport humans to the moon. This exercise, known as Underway Recovery Test 12, is essential to ensure that the splashdown and recovery of the Artemis II crew is carried…

Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was predicted at one point to have a 3% chance of smacking Earth in 2032.

Before sharing advice for the future generation of space explorers, astronaut Suni Williams took a moment to shout out her hometown of Needham, Massachusetts.

Astronaut Sunita Williams is scheduled to speak publicly on Monday for the very first time since splashing back down to Earth earlier this month.

A partial solar eclipse is set to rise in the skies over western Europe and eastern North America this week, and a rare “double sunrise” phenomenon could also occur.

NASA astronaut Suni Williams told ESPN she exercised for two hours every morning in space, after waking up at the equivalent of 5:30 a.m. GMT.

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore splashed down on Earth Tuesday after spending nine months on the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have made it back to Earth after enduring about nine months in space, far longer than originally planned for.

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

NASA’s SpaceX launched Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station Friday.

Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday evening on their way to the International Space Station.

A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday to replace NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday to replace NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

After several delays, the mission launched from California on Tuesday.

NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed toward orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies.

NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore’s teenage daughter Daryn Wilmore said it’s “mentally exhausting” to have her dad be stuck in space since June 2024.

In a press conference on Tuesday, Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke about their nine months aboard the International Space Station in advance of their return home.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have to wait until their replacements arrive at the International Space Station next week before they can check out.

A new study in Nature Communications shows that the so-called Red Planet’s color comes from a water-rich mineral called ferrihydrite.