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It’s not long since billionaires were competing to get to the “edge of space”. Now, the first set of private citizens are getting ready to take a SpaceX shuttle up to the International Space Station (ISS). Unlike the short “joyrides” of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, this mission will be…

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The Lyrids return, bringing streaks of light to spring skies. With 10-20 meteors per hour — but maybe more — it's a fitting kickoff to the season.

A NASA scientist is proposing a 200-year construction project that would result in the colonization of Venus.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA began its three-day wet dress rehearsal on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center today for the Artemis I mission to the moon.

NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket

The James Webb Space Telescope has almost completed its preparations in space before collecting its first scientific observations this summer, NASA reveals.

New Perseverance rover recordings reveal the strange intricacies of sound on Mars. The findings could have major implications for crewed missions to Mars.