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Astronomy enthusiasts are witnessing a partial solar eclipse and the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower on August 12, 2026.

As megaconstellations grow, AI-driven predictive maintenance and federated learning are being developed to prevent satellites from becoming orbital debris.

A technical failure during the countdown of Starship's Flight 13 triggered an automatic abort and sparked volatility in SpaceX's stock.

Scientists have identified a rare CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite that crashed into a New Jersey home, containing organic compounds and brines critical to prebiotic chemistry.

Astronomers used combined data from NuSTAR and XMM-Newton to definitively measure the spin rate of a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 1365.

The United States and China are competing to establish permanent lunar bases, targeting water ice deposits that could serve as a critical fuel source.

While Mercury is closest to the Sun, Venus holds the record for the highest temperatures in the solar system due to its dense, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere.

High-resolution images from the Curiosity rover reveal elemental sulfur crystals found after a rock was accidentally crushed. The discovery adds to a history of chemical analysis in Gale Crater.

NASA's new Moon and Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA) will be the first integrated simulation to combine spacecraft transit and planetary surface living.

After awakening from its longest hibernation to date, New Horizons is resuming active operations to study the outer heliosphere and identify new Kuiper Belt objects.

The detection of macromolecular carbon in ancient Martian mudstones suggests Mars may have once been widely habitable, though the origin of the molecules remains unconfirmed.

Newly released government files detail mysterious observations made by astronauts during the Apollo 17 mission and other early space flights.

A robotic spacecraft developed by Katalyst Space Technologies has launched to intercept and tow NASA's sinking Swift Observatory back to a stable orbit.

A data stream warning halted the launch of the Link spacecraft, which is tasked with capturing and reboosting the decaying Swift Observatory before it crashes.

NASA has partnered with Katalyst Space Technologies to deploy a specialized robotic vehicle designed to intercept and tow the aging Swift telescope to a stable orbit.

NASA celebrates the 250th birthday of the United States with a collection of red, white, and blue cosmic images and accompanying sonifications.

A high-risk robotic mission aims to tow the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory into a higher orbit to prevent it from burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

A private robotic mission will attempt to grapple and tow the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory back to a stable orbit to prevent an uncontrolled reentry.

NASA and startup Katalyst Space Technologies are launching a robotic mission to boost the aging Swift Observatory into a higher orbit to prevent it from burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

NASA has contracted startup Katalyst Space to deploy a robotic spacecraft designed to intercept and tow the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a stable orbit.