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SpaceX sent a pioneering private reentry capsule to space today (April 21) on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3.

The plume from a rocket engine burn high in Earth's atmosphere caused a glowing spectacle similar in appearance to a nebula.

NASA's oldest active astronaut, the 70-year-old Don Pettit, has returned home to Houston after a seven-month stint aboard the International Space Station.

The first 27 satellites of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet constellation are now scheduled to lift off atop an Atlas V rocket on April 28 from Florida.

Last week, scientists announced they found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond our solar system. However, the scientific community remains skeptical.

A fleet of cubesats will act as a radio telescope to map the cosmic Dark Ages, its builders say.

This new teaser is packed with pregnancy, the power of family, plus the Silver Surfer.

Astronomers have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighborhood.

A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation.

On April 21, 1997, the cremated remains of 24 people were launched into space in the first-ever space funeral.