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Virgin Galactic plans to launch its first commercial spaceflight on June 27, with the second following shortly thereafter in early August.

We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian Adam Tooze has, indeed, popularised a word for it. He calls it a "polycrisis".

The Geminids meteor shower is shrouded in mystery. But NASA's Parker Solar Probe is shining a light on some of its secret origins.

The moon and Mercury will come close to the red supergiant star Aldebaran, the brightest star of Taurus the bull, in the early morning sky on Friday (June 16).

The Geminid meteor shower, which happens every December, comes from a space rock with a comet-like tail. New research suggests a violent origin story.

NASA astronauts Woody Hoburg and Stephen Bowen deployed the sixth and last (for now) upgraded solar array outside of the International Space Station while Bowen tied an American spacewalk record.

Astronomers are once again ringing alarm bells about rising light pollution destroying pristine night skies. This time, though, their worries extend beyond their core discipline.

For its expansive UAP team, the space agency turned to oceanographer Paula Bontempi, an expert in how light interacts with water.

A new system that uses subatomic particles produced high in Earth's atmosphere could provide a view inside volcanoes and help locate people trapped beneath rubble.

Science fiction cinema has offered up countless attempts to foretell human existence beyond the stars. But just how rooted in science are these Hollywood attempts to depict humans settling other planets?

Dry rivers, thirsty villages and depleted groundwater reserves: as water supply grows ever more uncertain, France is gearing up for another dry summer. But the country has a game plan for survival: share, reuse and save a dwindling resource. The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.