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A piece of smoldering wreckage found in Western Australia is likely part of a Chinese rocket that crashed to Earth on Saturday (Oct. 18), experts say.

SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from now. But the agency plans to reopen the bidding, according to acting NASA chief Sean Duffy.

A physicist explains the idea of virtual particles and why they are important to study.

Ancient rocks from Greenland, Canada and Hawaii preserve a rare chemical fingerprint that may come from the Earth before the moon-forming impact, a new study reports.

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"The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that."

On Oct. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission to the moon.

The new moon will see dark skies for the peak of the Orionid meteor shower, while three days will pass in front of the red star Antares for observers in South America.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 6951, where a central bar fuels a spectacular ring of newborn stars.

The livestream is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) on Oct. 20.