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Astronauts deployed the Hubble Space Telescope from the space shuttle Discovery in 1990.

The Hubble Space Telescope is facing its most serious glitch in a decade and NASA really wants to fix it

By Meghan Bartels

The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is facing its most serious malfunction in more than a decade, and while NASA is eager to restore the iconic observatory, the agency doesn't want to rush.

The European Robotic Arm will service the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

Europe will launch a new two-handed robotic arm to the International Space Station soon

By Tereza Pultarova

A new robotic arm built by the European Space Agency will fly to the International Space Station to service its Russian segment.

Illustration of the terraforming of Mars, to a world not unlike ours.

Could we really terraform Mars?

By Paul Sutter

With its frigid temperatures, remoteness from the sun and general dustiness, changing Mars to be more Earth-like is more challenging than it seems (and it already seems pretty tough).

An image taken by the Perseverance rover showing some of the robot's body, two of its six wheels and a host of tire tracks on Mars, as seen on July 1, 2021.

NASA's Perseverance rover is taking its own wheel for Mars drives

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's Perseverance rover is picking up the pace on Mars thanks to technology that helps the robot avoid running into trouble.

The parachute for the ESA/Roscosmos Mars mission ExoMars successfully deployed during a high altitude drop test.

Europe's ExoMars parachute still experiencing problems in drop test

By Tereza Pultarova

One of the main parachutes of the European ExoMars rover has suffered damage during the latest high altitude drop test, which took place a little over a year before the mission's scheduled launch.

Queen Elizabeth II visited the Glasgow factory of satellite company Spire.

Queen Elizabeth II reviews Spire's Earth-observing satellites in Glasgow (photos)

By Tereza Pultarova

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has learned about the benefits of satellite data in the battle against climate change during a visit to the Glasgow facilities of Earth observation company Spire.

In this screenshot from an animation about the Rocket Mining System, a joint effort of Masten Space System, Lunar Outpost and Honeybee Robotics, a rocket-equipped rover rolls onto the lunar surface to begin its ice-mining work.

Space miners may use rockets to harvest the moon's water ice (video)

By Mike Wall

Three companies — Masten Space Systems, Lunar Outpost and Honeybee Robotics — are developing a new system that would use rockets to mine water ice on the moon.

The best deals on Celestron telescopes and binoculars

By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine

Inspire others to look up by giving the gift of a telescope or astronomy binoculars. We've rounded up some of the best deals

A rendering of Relativity Space's future factory space in Long Beach, California.

New Relativity Space factory will host dozens of 3D printers for Terran rockets

By Elizabeth Howell

3D rocket-printing startup Relativity Space said it plans a "major expansion" of operations and manufacturing to boost production of its Terran rocket line.

An animation showing a solar sail deploying in orbit around Earth.

NASA to test new solar sail technology with launch in 2022

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA says it plans to test new solar sail technologies in space by the middle of next year.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s fifth flight was captured on May 7, 2021, by one of the navigation cameras aboard the agency’s Perseverance rover. This was the first time Ingenuity flew to a new landing site.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity could keep flying the Martian skies for months

By Mike Wall

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which landed on Mars with the agency's Perseverance rover in February, has now completed eight Red Planet flights — and it's far from done.

An artist's depiction of what Earth's night sky might look like in nearly 4 billion years as the Andromeda galaxy (on the left) begins to merge with the Milky Way.

New map created by AI reveals hidden links between Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies

By Elizabeth Howell

A new cosmic map showed previously unseen structures connecting galaxies, which could help scientists better model a future collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda.

An artist's illustration of a United Airlines supersonic transport built by Boom Supersonic.

United Airlines wants planes from Boom Supersonic to fly passengers faster than the speed of sound

By Elizabeth Howell

United Airlines plans to add faster speeds to its passenger airliner fleet, with the help of Boom Supersonic.

Views of best telescopes against a starmap background.

Best telescopes 2021: Top picks for beginners, viewing planets, astrophotography and all-arounders

By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine

Whatever your budget, experience in astronomy or targets that interest you most, there’s a great telescope out there just for you — we’ve rounded up the very best

Scientists just detected an earthquake from a balloon and might be able to do it on Venus, too

By Meghan Bartels

Researchers have detected an earthquake using instruments flying in a balloon above California, and the technology could one day detect quakes on Venus.

Missile defence satellite Next Gen OPIR GEO.

Lockheed Martin wins $4.9 billion contract to build advanced missile-warning satellites

By Samantha Mathewson

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $4.9 billion contract to build a triad of missile-warning satellites for the U.S. Space Force.

How to calculate the odds that an alien spaceship has been spotted

By Anders Sandberg

The US military has released previously classified photos and films related to unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings, which mostly show something blurry moving strangely.

UK company to start sending secret quantum keys with satellites in 2023

By Tereza Pultarova

U.K. startup Arqit expects to launch a worldwide service for sharing unbreakable quantum-encrypted messages using satellites in 2023.

Super Moon In My Room by Uncle Milton is a wall-mounted moon lamp that can sync up with the real phases of the moon. It is 30-percent larger that Uncle Milton's earlier Moon In My Room and plays Neil Armstrong's historic words from the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Light up the night with Uncle Milton's 'Moon in My Room' for 40% off this Prime Day

By Elizabeth Howell

The "Moon in My Room" is available until the end of the day today (June 22) at Amazon for 40% off, so be sure to snap it up quickly.

Celestron's PowerSeeker 127EQ telescope is 30% off for Prime Day

By Elizabeth Howell

Looking for the perfect beginner's package for a telescope? The Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ is on sale now for $132.49 for Amazon Prime Day, a 30% deep discount.