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On this day in space! June 16, 1963: First woman travels Into space
Russian cosmonaut Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova made history as the first woman to travel into space.
Milky Way arcs over Kitt Peak National Observatory | Space photo of the day for June 16, 2025
The view of our home galaxy lit up the night sky at the U.S. National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Scientists find universe's missing matter while watching fast radio bursts shine through 'cosmic fog'
Rapid bursts of energy that last milliseconds but emit as much energy as the sun does in decades are helping astronomers pierce the cosmic fog between galaxies to find the universe's missing matter.
ULA launching Amazon's 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites today: Watch live!
Amazon's Kuiper 2 mission is set to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket today (June 16), and you can watch the launch live online.
Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life
The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.
Go inside the development of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope with new 'Cosmic Dawn' documentary
The film shows never-before-seen footage taken by the JWST film crew as the telescope was being assembled.
