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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
The Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids is currently cruising through the Asteroid Belt, and will fly close to asteroid Donaldjohanson in April.
The only good 'Star Wars' prequel trilogy movie is retaking the high ground with an April theatrical return to celebrate its 20th anniversary
The final chapter of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, 'Revenge of the Sith', turns 20 this year, and Disney and Lucasfilm are bringing it back to theaters to celebrate.
This Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon set is 13% off — almost its lowest-ever price
This fantastic Millennium Falcon model looks great displayed alone or as part of a Lego Star Wars collection and it's rarely this discounted.
Astrophotographer captures 'rare' planetary parade as 7 planets align in the night sky (photo)
Seven worlds align under one sky in a breathtaking photograph captured by astrophotographer Josh Dury.
2 NASA missions will carpool on a SpaceX rocket this Friday to help map the cosmos
NASA's PUNCH and SPHEREx missions are scheduled to launch no earlier than Friday (Feb. 28). Here's what each is built to do, and why they could yield some terrific results for astronomers.
Shooting for the moon, Intuitive Machines to launch daring lunar lander for NASA on Feb. 26
Intuitive Machines is poised to launch its second lunar lander in as many years, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.
SpaceX rolls huge Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 8 launch (photos)
The Super Heavy booster that will fly on the eighth test mission of SpaceX's Starship megarocket is now on the launch pad. Liftoff is scheduled for Friday (Feb. 28).
SpaceX says its Falcon 9 rocket debris crash over Europe was caused by propellant leak
A propellant leak was to blame for the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashing to Earth over Europe last week, SpaceX says.
NASA tells employees to ignore Trump administration's 'What did you do last week?' email
NASA employees have been told they are not required to respond to a Trump administration email request to list achievements or potentially face termination.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — Release window, trailers, and everything we know
Samus Aran returns in 2025 with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a first-person action adventure that's been in the works for nearly a decade.
Ancient beach on Mars discovered by China's Mars rover: 'This strengthens the case for past habitability'
China's Mars rover discovered evidence of an ancient Red Planet beach. Here's why scientists are excited about this.
Mysterious fast radio burst traced back to massive 'cosmic graveyard' of ancient stars
A mysterious burst of radiowaves with more energy than the sun emits in a year has been traced back to a cosmic graveyard dead galaxy filled with ancient stars.
Exoplanetary parade: What would the night sky look like on alien worlds? (op-ed)
Most of the planets are aligned in our night sky right now, providing a treat for skywatchers. Are such "planetary parades" visible from other worlds?
If Mars has microbe fossils, a laser and rock quarry in Algeria could help find them
Scientists searching for microbe fossils on Mars have a better idea of what to look for thanks to gypsum that formed when the Mediterranean Ocean dried up over 5 million years ago.
What makes Mars the 'Red' Planet? Scientists have some new ideas
Mars is known as the "Red" Planet, but what actually makes it red? New research offers answers.
Watch Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launch 10th space tourism flight today
Jeff Bezos' aerospace company, Blue Origin, plans to launch its 10th space tourism mission this morning (Feb. 25), and you can watch the action live.
SpaceX wraps up investigation of Starship Flight 7 explosion (video)
SpaceX has finished its investigation into what went wrong on the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, which ended with a dramatic explosion.
SpaceX targeting Feb. 28 for next launch of Starship megarocket
SpaceX plans to launch the eighth test flight of its Starship megarocket on Friday (Feb. 28), company founder and CEO Elon Musk says.
Private Blue Ghost moon lander captures amazing footage of Earth behind and lunar surface below (video)
Firefly Aerospace is primed for a lunar landing attempt on Sunday (March 2) following a series of successful maneuvers in lunar orbit.
Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare, triggers radio blackouts across Pacific Ocean (video)
A strong X-class solar flare erupted from the sun on Sunday, Feb. 23, creating radio blackouts across parts of the Pacific Ocean.