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NASA did not specify that space suits made by private companies needed to be cross-compatible.

Are they friend or foe?

Sometimes you just need another glimpse of home -- and a gravity assist for good measure.

Four astronauts are about to fly higher than anyone has in 52 years.

Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon.

What if there were geraniums? Yuck

Pilot scheme in Amazon communities of central Peru aims to help people choose a more sustainable way of living

SpaceX made several design changes to its Crew Dragon capsule to accommodate the first private spacewalk on the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission. Here are the key ones.

If destroying hordes of alien invaders with extreme prejudice is one of your favorite things to do in video games, you shouldn’t miss out on Earth Defense Force 6.

In 2005, I was navigating winding roads through the Drakensberg Mountains, in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Towering cliff-like features known as escarpments interrupt the landscape, rising up by a kilometre or more. Taken aback by the dramatic scenery, I was struck by a question: how on Earth did it form?

A look back at how NASA nailed the landing of its Curiosity Mars rover in August 2012, and what that success meant for Red Planet exploration.