The European Space Agency has released a breathtaking view of northern Italy captured by its Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

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Crew-11 disembarked the Dragon Endeavour at about 01:30 local time (09:30 GMT) after a nearly 11 hour journey back to Earth.

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New satellite-based analysis explains how energy carried by Alfvén waves moves from Earth’s magnetosphere into the atmosphere to generate auroral light emissions.

A new international study warns that reproductive health in space is no longer a theoretical concern and that questions about ...

I've read that the planned crewed Mars missions will take six months or two years to arrive. Which is it? Could a longer trip ...