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How Far Away From Earth Is Mars?

Imagining the whopping distance is mind-blowing.

All About the International Space Station

The ISS is one of mankind’s most impressive works of science, technology, engineering and math.

Wait … How Much Is A Ticket On Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane?

Talk about out of this world! In an effort to become the world’s first commercial spaceline, Virgin Galactic launched a successful test flight of its space plane, VSS Unity, this week. The space plane is designed to carry

See Two Galaxies Merge In This Epic Hubble Image

The Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit for nearly 30 years, but it’s still producing incredible images. Most recently, the image above was released showing a pair of barred spiral galaxies in the process of merging.

Don’t Miss the Total Lunar Eclipse on Jan. 31

Still blown away by last summer’s total solar eclipse? Catch the moon’s version during the total lunar eclipse in the early hours on Wednesday morning (Jan. 31). This spectacular lunar event, called a Super Blue

Learn All About Eagle Scout Astronaut Raja Chari

Boys’ Life talks to Eagle Scout Raja Chari, one of NASA’s newest astronauts.

Will a Fidget Spinner Work In Space?

Do fidget spinners work in space? Astronaut Randy Bresnik finds out while aboard the International Space Station.

Saying Goodbye To NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft

The final chapter in a remarkable mission of exploration and discovery, Cassini’s epic 20-year mission is finally over. The spacecraft plunged into Saturn Sept. 15, incinerating itself after 20 years in space. Cassini’s plunge brings

Check Out This Massive Solar System Model

It’s easy to forget just how impossible massive our solar system is. In fact, it’s nearly impossible to accurately portray the solar system to scale. For example, the illustration below is wildly inaccurate. Sure, it’s

A Massive Asteroid Will Safely Pass Earth Today

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an … asteroid? Later today, 2.7-mile-wide Asteroid Florence, a large near-Earth asteroid, will pass safely by our planet at a distance of about 4.4 million