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Science and maintenance work continued this week aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but updates regarding those activities are still all but halted by the U.S. government shutdown. Japanese astronaut

If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet’s icy surface. A new study from NASA and Penn State University suggests fragments of

Science fiction has always been more than just spaceships and time machines. It’s a genre built on bold ideas, philosophical questions and the fearless imaginations of writers who dared to

Apple TV’s “Invasion” Season 3 drops its penultimate episode on Friday, Oct. 17, and fans are on the edge of their sofas primed to get a glimpse of what’s inside

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. As Congress faces a Sept. 30, 2025, deadline to fund

The first-ever detection of heavy water in a planet-forming disk around a young star offers evidence that the water predates the star itself — and it appears this substance even

A new contender for the throne of “best star pilot in the galaxy” is heading our way, as “Star Wars: Starfighter” streaks into multiplexes in May 2027. Here’s everything we

Many more rockets may lift off from California next year. On Oct. 10, the Department of the Air Force approved SpaceX‘s proposal to launch up to 100 missions annually from

Good news everyone! Or should that be good newsletter, everyone, because Space.com is kicking off a virtual book club of sorts with its new newsletter: “Strange New Words.” (Image credit:

China’s Long March rocket family now has 600 flights under its belt. A Long March 8A lifted off on Wednesday (Oct. 15) from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the island