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Private Japanese rocket explodes after liftoff in its 2nd launch failure of 2024 (photos)
Japanese startup Space One lost its second Kairos 2 rocket shortly after liftoff due to an unknown failure.
Space2Sea Voyage of Legends in Antarctica: Join William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, former NASA astronauts and more in free webinar on space and science
Tune into a live webinar on Dec. 19 as several cultural and scientific icons will answer questions about mysteries of the universe and space travel from an Antarctica-bound luxury expedition vessel.
James Webb Space Telescope catches monster black hole napping after 'overeating' in the early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has caught a napping monster black hole in the early universe. The cosmic giant is slumbering after a massive meal like a reveller on Christmas Day.
Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere
The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.
'Exodus' looks like a next-gen Mass Effect, but you get to fight an armored space bear (trailer)
Archetype Entertainment's Matthew McConaughey-led sci-fi RPG adventure is looking alright alright alright.
The Imperial Probe Droid is one of the best Lego Star Wars sets we have reviewed and you can now pick it up for a low price
This impressive Lego set would make a fantastic Christmas present for any Star Wars fan.
The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought
The moon may have received a volcanic facelift, making it more than 100 million years older than rocks collected from its surface might suggest, a new study finds.
Hubble trouble or Superbubble? Astronomers need to escape the 'supervoid' to solve cosmology crisis
The disagreement in the rate of expansion of the universe, the Hubble tension, could arise from the fact Earth sits in an under-dense supervoid region of space.
Watch the sun unleash 'extremely rare' solar storm in explosive eruption (video)
All three eruptions were not Earth-directed.
'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 4: What happened on At Achrann?
Still from Star Wars: Skeleton Crew TV series. A disheveled girl with long hair is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and some shoulder armor. She is holding a T-shaped piece of metal.
China launches 1st set of spacecraft for planned 13,000-satellite broadband constellation (photo)
A Long March 5B rocket launched 10 big broadband satellites to orbit on Dec. 16, beginning the assembly of China's Guowang ("national network") megaconstellation.
Chinese astronauts conduct record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)
Two Chinese astronauts spent more than nine hours outside the nation's Tiangong space station on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, beating the old EVA duration record by 10 minutes.
Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth
Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.
Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay in space an extra month, until March 2025, giving SpaceX more time to complete a new Crew Dragon capsule.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight gets FAA launch license. But when will it fly?
The FAA issued a launch license for SpaceX's upcoming Starship Flight 7, clearing the way for the company's next launch of the world's largest rocket from South Texas.
SpaceX wants Starbase to become an official city in Texas
SpaceX is hoping to officially make its Starbase launch site a new city in South Texas.
SpaceX test-fires Starship spacecraft again ahead of Flight 7 launch (video)
SpaceX test-fired the upper stage of its seventh Starship megarocket again recently, practicing an in-space engine burn.