Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward.

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The center of our Milky Way galaxy is the latest in a series of stunning cosmic phenomena that should be visible in August across the United States.

Each of Comet Izumi’s unknown orbits from the Oort Cloud is speculated to take just under a billion years. The comet has, ...

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The availability of oxygen beyond Earth is a crucial factor for human exploration of space. We do need it to breathe after ...

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The U.S. wants to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, but the first challenge is finding an ideal spot.

NASA and Google are testing an AI-powered medical assistant to help astronauts diagnose and treat health issues during ...

Beneath the surfaces of distant planets, microbes might subsist on harsh radiation rather than starlight, a new study ...

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) review of data collected from near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu supports the ...