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The long trail of debris will make it easier for astronomers to study the material DART flung into space when it slammed into Dimorphos.

Iranian state media said Tuesday the government has launched a space tug capable of shifting satellites between orbits. State TV said the Saman test spacecraft was built by the country’s Space Research Center and launched Monday by the Defense Ministry. Hassan Salarieh, chief of the Iranian Republic's space agency, told…

Iran says it has launched a test tug into sub-orbital space

Earth’s first-ever artificial satellite Sputnik launched on October 4, 1957. In that moment, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union transformed into a race to dominate not only Earth but also space.

Russia's space agency is discussing with Moscow a continuation of its participation in the International Space Station past 2024, a Roscosmos official said Monday. Sergei Krikalev, head of Russia's human space flight programs, told reporters that Roscosmos had started "to discuss extending our participation in ISS program with our government…

The Sample Fetch Rover, affectionately known as Anon, was intended to collect sample tubes left on the surface of Mars by Perseverance.

Despite being designed for a life-span of six months as a technology demonstrator, the MOM has lived for about eight years in the Martian orbit

New models predict that exoplanets with beaches are more prevalent than once thought, and current missions could find multiple examples this decade.

The galaxy at the heart of a new Hubble image is helping astronomers answer that question more precisely.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Hurricane Ian forced NASA’s moon rocket to retreat for now, but the business of launching rockets and humans to space is back to full speed this week.

Imagine plunging into an ice age and zipping out into temperate climates, all thanks to Jupiter-sized worlds.