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The Space Force says environmental remediation efforts that include returning sacred soil back to a volcano in Hawaii after ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore at a press conference from the International Space Station on Sept. 13. (NASA via AP) ...

Astronomers have peered back to a time when the universe was just less than 300 million years old. The research team, using JWST revealed something extraordinary in the galaxy: significant amounts of ...

UC Riverside scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method ...

By Alex Travelli An issue with a ground system that supports the Falcon 9 rocket led to a postponement of at least one day of the latest rotation of space station crews. By Kenneth Chang The ...

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Final preparations are underway for the launch mission to bring back NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore home to Earth. NBC News’ Marissa Parra has the latest details on the mission ...