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A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a rare "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with ...

Florida's Space Coast hosted a record-shattering 109 orbital rocket launches during 2025, soaring beyond all previous annual records. Will this year's final total surpass that lofty sum from Cape ...

With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ...

China’s rocket program has a dangerous problem that keeps repeating. Boosters from launches are falling back to Earth near populated areas, sometimes exploding or releasing toxic chemicals. These ...

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Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.

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A second rocket company has announced plans to launch from Shetland later this year. HyImpulse and SaxaVord Spaceport have today (Thursday) announced they have signed a launch agreement, which will ...

By moving so much of the war into the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, Tehran has hit its adversaries where it hurts the ...

Inspired by galaxies and constellations, planets and their moons, astronauts, space travel, and more, these celestial names will send you over the moon.