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The latest recipient of the Foundation's Live Long & Prosper Tribute Award is Jessica Schonhut-Stasik, an astrophysicist and neurodiversity advocate who is affectionately known as "Girl Spock."

The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics in a move branded as disastrous for the field and likely to affect a generation of researchers.

For the fourth time in the last 19 months, the upper stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket experienced a problem during a mission. How long will the vehicle be grounded this time?

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

On Feb. 6, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Al Shepard became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon.

Astronomers witnessed a star emitting as much energy in mere moments as our sun puts out in a few months. The dramatic observation gives a direct look into the brutal physics of these stellar events.

Crew-12's timeline has been unusually dynamic.

"It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter effects originate."

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

It's nicknamed Jetty McJetface.