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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The Lunar Gateway is planned space station that will orbit

China’s reusable space plane is circling Earth once again. The Shenlong (“Divine Dragon”) spacecraft launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Feb. 6, kicking off the

President Donald Trump just gave the longest State of the Union address in recorded history, a speech filled with examples of the United States’ leadership status in the world, but

Annular solar eclipse captured by one of the few observers located at Concordia Research Station, Antarctica. (Image credit: ESA/IPEV/PNRA-A. Traverso) A blazing ‘ring of fire’ appeared in the frozen skies

NASA’s plan to return humans to the moon has changed. As engineers work to fix issues with the Artemis 2 mission’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, NASA officials are reexamining

Stargazers across the U.S. will be treated to a dramatic orbital display in the early hours of March 3, as Earth’s shadow falls across its natural satellite, giving rise to

The world’s first commercial space telescope has released its first measurements as it begins its journey to help track nearby stars that might host habitable exoplanets. The suitcase-sized satellite, called

Mars might have its own defense mechanism against life from Earth, in a kind of reverse of “The War of the Worlds” scenario that could help protect the Red Planet

Vast wants to extend humanity’s footprint into the final frontier, and it now has a lot more money to funnel toward that goal. The California startup, which is developing a

The Jellyfish Nebula shines in the constellation Gemini. (Image credit: Ogetay Kayali) Astrophotographer Ogetay Kayali has captured a nebula resembling a jellyfish — or possibly a brain, depending on your