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The celestial storm produced carbon-14 atoms found in the rings of a tree felled by Norse explorers, proving they made it to North America 1,000 years ago.

The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting a review and public hearings involving the space company's expanded site in Boca Chica, Texas.

The agency knows it needs to adapt to climate-driven events that will increasingly threaten coastal launch sites and other key space infrastructure.

Jupiter’s most enigmatic moon, one of a few ocean worlds in the solar system, will be the target of upcoming missions by NASA and the European Space Agency.

The constellation of internet-providing satellites is growing. Now the company and its rivals must avoid creating brighter night skies and space debris.

As the agency develops plans for exploring the moon and Mars, it's seeking cutting-edge research that could turn science fiction into reality.

Four civilians—none of them NASA astronauts—are expected to blast into space aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

Using cameras aboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, Japanese scientists get a rare, close-up glimpse of a space rock’s structure.

A wild thought experiment by Jaron Lanier and physicist Stephon Alexander concerning gravitons, virtual reality, and Incan khipu.

A research chemist mixed nitrogen, methane, and other molecules to recreate the conditions that might harbor life on one of Saturn’s moons.

NASA is trying out sonic waves, electrostatic devices, and extra-slick coatings as ways to repel pesky space dirt.

The spacecraft will provide the first up-close look at these building blocks of the early solar system.

Far from a failure, the sampling might actually offer tantalizing clues about the geology—and potential past life—of the Red Planet.

Researchers recently tested whether a balloon-borne sensor could listen for venusquakes to learn about the planet's makeup.

Nauka’s errant firings were likely the result of human error—and they raise concerns about the future of the country’s space program and its partnership with NASA.

InSight and Perseverance have sent back unprecedented data on everything from marsquakes to the Red Planet’s inner layers.

For the Amazon and Blue Origin founder, suborbital space tourism is just the first step toward something much bigger.

The day was a career highlight for the Amazon and Blue Origin founder. But the real star of the show was Wally Funk.