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Hubble's iconic images captured the public's imagination. Will NASA's next big space telescope, which sees infrared light, produce astronomy scenes that pack a similar punch?

Sotheby's is auctioning off a Russian space capsule identical to the one Yuri Gagarin rode in to become the first human in space in 1961. The Vostok 3KA-2 capsule is expected to fetch between $2 million and $10 million.

Do you know the difference between a pulsar and a quasar? Or how about the history of their discovery? A pulsar (portmanteau of pulsating star) is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. This radiation can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing toward the Earth,...

The origins of an enigmatic type of lightning in the upper atmosphere has been traced to a 10-microsecond flash of bright blue light.

On Wednesday, Airbus announced that it was teaming up with Voyager Space to "develop, build and operate" the world's first commercial space station

Thirty years ago, astronomers found the Kuiper Belt, a region of space home to Pluto and other icy worlds that helped show how the solar system evolved.

On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 took off for the moon - a historic mission for Americans, and for people all around the globe. See vintage newspaper headlines from that day here!

A space suit is an environmental suit used for protection from the harsh environment of outer space, mainly from its vacuum as a highly specialized pressure sui...