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South Korea creates new KASA space agency, sets sights on the moon and Mars

South Korea has announced the creation of a new space agency and is aiming to land its own spacecraft on the moon and Mars in the coming decades.

South Korea creates new KASA space agency, sets sights on the moon and Mars

Scientists find slowest spinning 'radio neutron star' — it breaks all the dead-star rules

Taking almost a full hour to rotate rather than fractions of a second, ASKAP J1935+2148 is the slowest spinning radio-blasting neutron star ever seen....

Scientists find slowest spinning 'radio neutron star' — it breaks all the dead-star rules

'Sudden, brief, and unexpected:' dearMoon crew laments cancellation of private SpaceX Starship moon mission

Crew members selected for a planned flight around the moon funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa shared public feelings of disappointment afte...

'Sudden, brief, and unexpected:' dearMoon crew laments cancellation of private SpaceX Starship moon mission

'Most unique tree here:' Artemis Moon Tree planted at US Capitol

Reid Wiseman felt a little jealous about the tree that he and his crewmates helped dedicate on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. The NASA astronaut was...

'Most unique tree here:' Artemis Moon Tree planted at US Capitol

Rocky, carbon-rich exoplanets more likely around tiny stars, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

Astronomers using the JWST have discovered tiny stars may be better suited at birthing small, rocky planets with atmospheres dominated by carbon.

Rocky, carbon-rich exoplanets more likely around tiny stars, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

SpaceX's Starship 4th flight test looks epic in these stunning photos

SpaceX conducted the fourth flight test of its Starship megarocket on June 6, putting on quite the show for photographers gathered near its Starbase f...

SpaceX's Starship 4th flight test looks epic in these stunning photos

Boeing's 1st Starliner to carry astronauts arrives at ISS despite thruster malfunction

Boeing's Starliner capsule arrived at the ISS on its second try today (June 6), overcoming a problem with several of its reaction-control system thrus...

Boeing's 1st Starliner to carry astronauts arrives at ISS despite thruster malfunction

New moon of June 2024 tonight lets Saturn, Mars and Jupiter shine

The dark skies of the new moon of June 2024 will allow some of the naked eye planets to stand out late in the night after midnight.

New moon of June 2024 tonight lets Saturn, Mars and Jupiter shine

Everything we know about 'Destiny 2: The Final Shape'

The Light and Darkness saga of Destiny 2, which contains the first ten years of Destiny, is ending with The Final Shape. This is everything we know ab...

Everything we know about 'Destiny 2: The Final Shape'

SpaceX Starship launches on nail-biting 4th test flight of world's most powerful rocket (video, photos)

SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket for the fourth time ever this morning (June 6) in a dramatic and nail-biting liftoff.

SpaceX Starship launches on nail-biting 4th test flight of world's most powerful rocket (video, photos)

More people Googled 'northern lights' in May 2024 than in any other month in history

More people Googled 'northern lights' in May 2024 than in any other month in Google's history. Here we explore the science behind the search trends an...

More people Googled 'northern lights' in May 2024 than in any other month in history

Chang'e 6 probe's far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit, China says

The two spacecraft of the Chang'e 6 mission met and docked in orbit over the moon on Thursday (June 6) to transfer samples the moon's far side. They'l...

Chang'e 6 probe's far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit, China says

Fly over the scarred canyons of Mars in this breathtaking video from European spacecraft

ESA's Mars Express orbiter surveyed the vast Nili Fossae trenches, which formed following a massive impact billions of years ago, when water flowed ov...

Fly over the scarred canyons of Mars in this breathtaking video from European spacecraft

1st telescope removed from controversial astronomy hub on Hawaiian volcano

The 36-inch telescope and its dome has been decommissioned as part of a deal that will hopefully see the Thirty Meter Telescope receive a permit for c...

1st telescope removed from controversial astronomy hub on Hawaiian volcano

SpaceX congratulates Boeing, ULA on 1st crewed Starliner launch

Elon Musk and SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell both congratulated the coalition that sent Boeing's Starliner capsule aloft today (June 5) on its first...

SpaceX congratulates Boeing, ULA on 1st crewed Starliner launch

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 4 launch test on June 6?

SpaceX will launch its 4th Starship test flight as early as Thursday (June 6) in what it hopes will be a historic flight of the world's biggest rocket...

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 4 launch test on June 6?

'They're going to test this thing from izzard to gizzard:' NASA hails success of Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch

Boeing's Starliner capsule launched with astronauts on board for the first time today (June 5), and NASA celebrated the milestone.

'They're going to test this thing from izzard to gizzard:' NASA hails success of Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch

Boeing's Starliner launches astronauts for 1st time in historic liftoff (photos, video)

Boeing's Starliner capsule thundered to orbit today (June 5) with two astronauts on board, kicking off a crucial test flight for the company and for N...

Boeing's Starliner launches astronauts for 1st time in historic liftoff (photos, video)

NASA exoplanet hunter finds 'weird' world surviving a star's relentless bombardment — it's named Phoenix

NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter has discovered a weird world called Phoenix that has managed to hold on to its atmosphere despite being relentlessly bomb...

NASA exoplanet hunter finds 'weird' world surviving a star's relentless bombardment — it's named Phoenix

'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episodes 1 & 2: Who's really behind the Jedi murder mystery?

The first two episodes of "The Acolyte" are refreshing Star Wars and open up plenty of possibilities, but the visual presentation and pacing are irreg...

'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episodes 1 & 2: Who's really behind the Jedi murder mystery?