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Astrobotic's latest mission update on its Peregrine moon lander indicates that, despite a crippling propulsion system anomaly, the mission's payloads are working as planned.

The first new moon of 2024 occurs on January 11, leaving the skies dark for stargazers to find Mercury at its most visible during its greatest separation from the sun.

Researchers have just come a step closer to uncovering the secrets of an alien planet that may be the most likely of all known extrasolar worlds to host life.

The search for alien technosignatures has dramatically expanded, thanks to a new experiment called COSMIC.

Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander snapped another in-space selfie as it cruised away from Earth, toward a date with lunar destiny that it can no longer keep.

The United Arab Emirates will build an airlock for NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station, and will get to send an astronaut to the outpost for the contribution.

The brightest fast radio burst ever observed flashed from a group of ancient galaxies, the Hubble Space Telescope has found, and astronomers are surprised.

SpaceX's massive, reusable Starship rocket made two test flights in 2023, and company representatives now say the third flight test could come as soon as February 2024.

A Kuaizhou 1A solid rocket launched four Tianmu-1 weather satellites on Jan. 5, on the first of what will be many Chinese missions in 2024.

British researchers have tested a prototype self-eating rocket that could launch tiny satellites cheaply and without leaving any debris behind.

Despite anomalies experienced by the Peregrine lunar lander scientists are looking ahead to upcoming missions under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

On Jan. 9, China launched its Einstein Probe to observe the X-ray sky, hunting for high-energy light from neutron stars, feeding black holes and other exotic objects.

Mysterious "odd radio circles" or ORCs that compass entire galaxies may have finally been explained, with astronomers pointing the finger at winds from bursts of supernova star explosions.

The first close-up images of the gigantic star RW Cephei explain why it appeared to mysteriously grow dimmer in recent years before brightening once more.

A stuck valve may be to blame for the problems plaguing Astrobotic's private Peregrine moon lander, according to the company.

"The Mandalorian" creator Jon Favreau will direct "The Mandalorian & Grogu" movie for release in theaters sometime in 2025.

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted signs of a ghostly aurora over a 'failed star,' in the form of infrared emissions from methane in the brown dwarf's atmosphere.

NASA announced today (Jan. 9) that its flagship Artemis 2 moon mission will be delayed until September 2025 due to technical challenges and safety concerns.

A propellant leak will keep Astrobotic's Peregrine lander from touching down on the moon, but the mission team is working to extend the probe's life as long as possible.

The mysterious wispy green light captured by the James Webb Space Telescope last year near the heart of Cassiopeia A turns out to be a result of a blast wave slamming into surrounding material.