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NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.

New research underscores the physics of potential oceans on moons like Europa and Enceladus where aliens could hide

There is a great chance of northern lights this weekend — especially at high latitudes

The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South Atlantic ocean, Africa and South America.

Just a regular ol' citizen surveillance center for regular surveillance needs

Data centres are the backbone of our digital infrastructure, supporting everything from social media platforms to online shopping and streaming services. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and the internet of things, the amount of data generated and processed daily is extremely large, and the demand for…

Outer space is infinite, but that hasn’t stopped humans trying to impose their laws on it. There are more ways for people to travel to space than ever before, and the next few decades are likely to see the US and China sending humans to the Moon again.

Members of the public are helping to sustain digs across the country, even as volunteering declines

A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls.