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Some stars that give birth to Earth-like rocky planets only to later devour those same daughter worlds, and now scientists say they have a way to find the stellar cannibals....

The Satellite Sentinel Project — which has been using spacecraft imagery to monitor human rights abuses in Sudan and South Sudan since December 2010 — will also now conduct investigations, following the money trails that fund mass atrocities....

Should recent geopolitical events ultimately prompt the U.S. government to build a domestic alternative to the Russian-built RD-180 engine that powers one of its workhorse rockets, it probably makes more sense to develop one from scratch....

The possible new meteor shower in May has a bit of a tongue-twisting name. Here are some possibilities that NASA has heard. ...

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station floats before a bank of windows, holding open a children's book and pointing at a drawing of the orbiting outpost. The scene marks the start of the first “Story Time From Space."...

"Star Wars" fans who donate to a newly launched charity initiative have a chance to win a walk-on role in the new film, director J.J. Abrams announced in a new video that also gave a sneak peak at one of the upcoming movie's creatures....

This spectacular space wallpaper shows Jupiter's shrinking trademark Great Red Spot — a swirling storm feature larger than Earth. ...

A rare meteor storm, or especially intense meteor shower, could happen if a particular comet was active hundreds of years ago. See how such meteor storms work in this Space.com infographic on 'shooting stars.'...

The chemical signature of a Sun-like star changes when it consumes rocky material. Trey Mack, a graduate student in astronomy at Vanderbilt University has developed a system to sleuth such stellar gobblers....

The space agency's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator test vehicle is now fully assembled at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii — the site of its first flight trial, which is currently scheduled for June 3. ...

Scientists have caught a glimpse of the processes that lead to the formation of solar flares and the associated space weather....

On May 20, 1964, American radio astronomers Robert Wilson and Arno Penzias discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB), the ancient light that began saturating the universe 380,000 years after its creation. ...

The retired shuttle's new home, the California Science Center, has plans to display the orbiter in launch configuration, equipped with solid rocket boosters and external tank. ...

The 1-ton Curiosity rover has finished its third-ever drilling operation and will soon resume the long drive toward the base of Mount Sharp, which has long been its ultimate destination, mission officials said....

Even if cloudy skies or bright city lights hamper your ability to see a much-anticipated meteor shower this weekend, you can still listen to it on the radio. Meteors can reflect radio waves, which are best heard on the low end of the FM dial....

Boeing and Samsung are teaming up to find new ways to incorporate mobile technology and applications into the CST-100 spacecraft, which Boeing is developing as part of NASA's commercial crew program....

Big Joe, a test rocket, had a successful yet failed test flight....

Night sky photographer Matt Pollock captured this spellbinding photo of fireflies flickering in a field beneath the Summer Triangle and Milky Way galaxy. Here's how he did it....

The below sea-level canyons beneath the ocean-feeding glacier cut further inland than previously estimates. Accelerated ice loss of the glacier was thought to be limited, but this finding calls into question its duration. ...

NASA has shortlisted three potential commercial partners for non-funded agreements as part of the agency's quest to land robotic spacecraft on the moon....