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The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — don’t necessarily behave the same way on our home planet.

Astronomers have observed a strange but powerful supernova explosion that not only marked the death of a massive, highly evolved star, but also may have heralded the birth of a

“Avengers: Doomsday” won’t strike theaters until Dec. 18, 2026, but that’s not stopping Marvel Studios from darn well making sure the world knows about the superhero extravaganza’s imminent arrival later

Astronomers at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute have learned to read the subtle “twinkle” of a distant cosmic lighthouse, revealing how interstellar space distorts radio signals as they

The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its clearest view yet of a supermassive black hole’s immediate surroundings, NASA announced Tuesday (Jan. 13). The snapshots show that the intense infrared

Six space tourists will launch to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the action live. Blue Origin is scheduled to launch its NS-38 suborbital mission

One of NASA’s most decorated astronauts has called it a career. Suni Williams retired from the agency on Dec. 27, 2025 after 27 years of service. During her NASA career,

Look toward the southwestern horizon at sunset on Jan. 22 to witness the slender crescent moon cozy up to the gas giant Saturn beneath the stars of the constellation Pisces.

Bestselling and award-winning author Martha Wells is taking everyone’s favorite robot back into the fire in her upcoming book “Platform Decay,” which comes out on May 5, 2026. The book

A giant solar flare on our sun was powered by an avalanche of smaller magnetic disturbances, providing the clearest insight yet into how energy from our star is released in