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By analyzing the data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, astronomers from the University of Chicago, Illinois and elsewhere, have identified a new ultra-metal-poor star. The newfound star, designated GDR3_526285, turns out

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner.

US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 Moon mission which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a mid-flight explosion, has died at the age of 97,

After nearly five months onboard the International Space Station, an international crew of five astronauts began their descent back down to Earth on a SpaceX capsule Friday.

Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon.

If Earthlings are ever going to colonize Mars, they won’t be able to do so on an empty stomach—and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple,

Understanding the early universe is a foundational goal in space science. We’re driven to understand nature and how it evolved from a super-heated plasma after the Big Bang to the

You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron is in retrograde.” If you’re anything like me, you’ve never heard of Chiron before—and

In a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, an international team of astronomers has uncovered for the first time the coexistence of dual fragmentation modes and multi-scale dynamic material accretion

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to carry Italian experiments on its Starship megarocket during planned future missions to Mars, according to a new deal announced on Thursday.