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Former NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who in 1968 led the first mission to fly humans to the moon, has died. Borman lifted off twice: on the Gemini 7 mission in 1965 and Apollo 8 into lunar orbit.

Observations from the Event Horizon Telescope show that the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 has twisted magnetic fields that help matter and light escape from the immense gravity in its vicinity.

After a rigorous selection process, ESA has arrived at three medium-sized space mission ideas for the future. Before the winner is selected, read on to decide your favorite.

The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the “Christmas Tree” cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.

The propulsion system for NASA’s planned moon-orbiting Gateway space station has been undergoing qualification testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

Microbes could help unlock vital nutrients in lunar soil to one day help farms sustain astronaut crews on the moon, a new study reports.

A new robotics kit is coming for DIYers out there, but this one has an out of this world twist: It’s a miniature robotic replica of the NASA Mars Perseverance rover.

Scientists found atomic oxygen buried between two dominant currents in the hellish planet’s atmosphere.