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Astronaut who orbited the moon on Apollo 16 and was instrumental in saving the stricken Apollo 13

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro stitched together an eerie look at the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way, showing glowing lights in the dark.

A laser gyroscope at an underground lab in Germany has detected the minute variations in Earth's rotation, an advance that may help scientists build better climate models.

Here's a brief explainer of the second-ever test flight of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, which is planned for Saturday (Nov. 18).

Read what the stars mean for you today, from Scorpio to Gemini

In 1967, astronomers at Cambridge discovered pulsars, super-dense objects formed from collapsed stars. Their origin was unknown until scientists proposed that they were rotating neutron stars, emitting radio signals from their poles. In 1969, a glitch in the pulsar PSR 0833-45 was observed, which remains unexplained 44 years later. Theories…

The National Space Council has released a draft bill that would split the regulation of novel space activities between two departments: Transportation and Commerce.

The planet is much larger than Neptune, almost approaching the size of Jupiter.

SpaceX's Starship will make its second attempt to reach space on Nov. 18, and you can watch the launch live here.

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a license for the second-ever liftoff of SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle, which could now occur as early as Saturday (Nov. 18).

Studying this strange behavior may help shed some bright, blinking light on what causes these flares in the first place.