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Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

The allegedly stranded astronauts traveled to space aboard a craft called the Boeing Starliner. That trip did not go as ...

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According to scientists from SETI Institutes, aliens could detect Earth through 'technosignatures' like planetary radar and ...

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A French astrophotographer has captured a stunning photo of Venus and the moon shining above the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

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Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, the Mission commander, who has a doctorate in biochemistry, is taking the necklace that she wore at her wedding, along with photos of the crew and her family.