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A new set of images of Mars look like someone has run their fingernails across the surface of the Red Planet to create trenches.

NASA has published a stunning galactic image taken by a famous telescope that has been operating for more than 30 years.

NASA has partnered with Epic Games and HeroX to 'challenge' game developers to create virtual reality assets that help with Mars.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory asteroid detection system recorded a building-sized asteroid zoom past our planet on May 9.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured the Sun releasing a solar flare that falls into the most intense category.

An astronomer has posted an awesome animation that has put into perspective the true scale of planets within our solar system.

The next full moon is expected to happen very soon with it being called the Full Flower Moon that will also be a 'blood moon'.

NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies database has confirmed that an asteroid possibly 2,500 feet wide will approach Earth.

China has announced plans to construct a 'space defense system' that is capable of protecting its spacecrafts and Earth.

A new paper examining when humanity will become a Type I civilization on the Kardashev scale is currently under peer review.

NASA has published new breakthrough research through its GEDI mission, filling in a key gap in Earth's climate research.

NASA has confirmed the first solar eclipse of 2022 will occur in April, revealing the date and the locations for viewing.

A newly published study puts forward a theory that explains the mysterious differences between the near and far side of the moon.

NASA and the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a snake-like spiral galaxy out in deep space.

One of NASA's Mars rovers has stumbled upon the parachute it used to slowly and safely descend to the Red Planet's surface.

NASA has dropped a video that explains the difference between solar flares and coronal mass ejections, two eruptions from the Sun.

NASA's database for near-Earth objects indicates that a bus-sized asteroid will be making a close approach to Earth soon.

NASA and the ESA's Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the 'intense and violent process' of a baby planet forming over time.

NASA has broken the 17-year-old record set by Opportunity for the longest drive a Mars rover has achieved in a single day.

Officials warned that 17 solar flares in two days caused a 'cannibal coronal mass ejection ' to be launched towards Earth.

A German astrophotographer has taken an HD photo of the ISS from the surface of Earth, showing two astronauts on a spacewalk.

An asteroid that is classified as 'potentially hazardous' will be making a close approach to Earth very soon, according to NASA.

Researchers have observed at least 17 different solar flare blasts erupting from a single sunspot over the last two days.

NASA has confirmed that it has discovered 5,000 planets outside our solar system, a milestone it achieved over 30 years.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has snapped some incredible new photographs of Jupiter's moons and has sent them back to Earth for viewing.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has commented on the current working environment aboard the station.

An astronomer detected an asteroid approximately the size of a fridge a couple of hours before it entered Earth's atmosphere.

Astronomers have observed SVS 13, a binary star system with a protoplanetary disk around each star, and a third disk around both.

NASA is currently tracking an asteroid that is approximately the size of a bus as it makes a very close approach with Earth.

NASA is currently tracking a 1600-foot-wide asteroid approximately the size of a football stadium fast-approaching Earth.

NASA has waited around 50 years to open a certain sample that was harvested from the Moon by astronauts on the Apollo missions.

Researchers have discovered the largest crater on Earth that formed within the last 100,000 years, according to a new study.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped an incredible image of Earth's closest neighbor, the moon.

NASA researchers on Earth require astronauts that travel and stay for periods of time on the ISS to scan their eyes regularly.

Throughout its 4.5 billion years, Earth has been smacked by countless asteroids, but what are the biggest impact craters?

A high-profile space lobbyist said that NASA officials are currently 'sh*tting the bed' over what Elon Musk is about to launch.

NASA has published the very first image that the James Webb Space Telescope has taken using its 18 primary mirror segments.

Researchers have discovered through the use of cyanide that the compound may have triggered some of the first biologies on Earth.

A team of astronomers has discovered a new planet orbiting the Sun's neighboring star, and it's in the 'habitable zone'.

NASA's asteroid detector called ATLAS scans the sky for any potentially dangerous objects, and it has recently been upgraded.

A team of researchers have suggested using lasers to power up a spacecraft that could be sent to Mars to resupply colonists.

A recently published paper has confirmed that a comet first observed in 2014 is the biggest comet any human has ever seen.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has announced that numerous Starlink satellites were impacted by a geomagnetic storm caused by the Sun.

Researchers have found evidence of a comet narrowly missing Earth but still managing to cause devastating damage to the surface.

NASA has dropped an update regarding the James Webb Space Telescope that recently reached its destination at Lagrange Point 2.

The International Space Station has snapped some phenomenal images of Earth, showcasing the beauty of our little blue planet.

A new study found similarities between an exoplanet that's 5,700+ degrees in temperature and our little blue dot we call Earth.

NASA has its eyes on our solar system and is constantly looking for any asteroids that may pose a threat to our blue planet.

The US has observed China show off an alarming leap in space-based technology, officials urge the US to 'adapt its approach'.

NASA announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has finally reached its destination approximately 1 million miles from Earth.