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NASA and Lockheed Martin officials pose together during a handover ceremony for the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 1, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/Cory

This will be no ordinary space junk fall. The Soviet Union’s failed Kosmos 482 spacecraft will crash to Earth in the coming days after more than 50 years in orbit.

The filament erupted from the sun on May 7. (Image credit: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center) A massive solar filament erupted today (May 7), producing a stunning display that spanned

Using cutting-edge theoretical models and data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have transformed astronomical observations into detailed 3D models of cosmic objects — models that anyone can explore virtually

Get ready for the Flower Moon on May 12, and grab a pair of Celestron SkyMaster 12×60 binoculars! Now $29 off at Amazon and BHPhoto, they offer a huge 12x

China has achieved a milestone feat, making the first-ever laser ranging measurement from Earth to the moon during the daytime. Researchers at Yunnan Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences

A Belgian sculptor credited with the “Fallen Astronaut” figurine left on the surface of the moon in 1971 has now fallen himself. Artist Paul Van Hoeydonck died on Saturday (May

Scientists have finally gathered direct proof of how the universe forges its heaviest elements, a process that has remained a mystery for over half a century. A team from the

There’s no rest for the space-enthused Starlink launch follower, as SpaceX continues lofting more of the internet satellites into orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX‘s Starlink 6-93 mission Tuesday

SpaceX just got permission to ramp up launches of its Starship megarocket from South Texas. On Tuesday (May 6), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its final environmental assessment