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A 59-foot asteroid identified as 2020 HF4 will pass by Earth in the early evening on Election Day, according to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

When Halloween comes each year, astronauts aboard the International Space Station also take part in the occasion by dressing up as various characters. NASA also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Expedition 1's historic launch over the weekend.

Using data from the Kepler space telescope and Gaia mission, scientists estimated that there are about 300 million exoplanets that could potentially support liquid water on its surface within the Milky Way galaxy.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a photo of two galaxies in the early stages of collision. The galaxies, called NGC 2292 and NGC 2293, appear to have formed a pumpkin head in space.

As part of NASA's Artemis program, the space agency has selected Nokia to build a 4G communications system on the lunar surface. Communications will be a crucial part of NASA's goal of establishing a sustainable presence on the moon.

NASA defines the blue moon as the name given to the second full moon that occurs within a calendar month, and here are weird superstitions about it.

Four near-Earth asteroids will be making their way toward Earth's vicinity on Wednesday, according to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. The biggest among the four objects to zip by is estimated to be as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

This week, the Perseverance rover had travelled 146.3 million miles on its way to Mars, exactly the same distance it needs to travel to get there.

NASA and SpaceX will launch the Crew-1 mission on Nov. 14 and will hold a teleconference to discuss the details of the launch Wednesday. The agency will also be sharing the results of the recent testing conducted on the Falcon 9 Merlin engines.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of NGC 34 -- a galaxy located 271 million light-years away. The peculiar galaxy is a product of two massive spiral galaxies colliding and merging millions of years ago.

NASA is trying to protect as much of 012the asteroid samples collected from Bennu by stowing it a week ahead of the original schedule.

NASA can confirm there's accessible water on the moon that was previously unknown.

As October draws to a close, a total of 16 asteroids is expected to pass by the planet this week, with the largest reaching 301 ft. — as big as the Statue of Liberty in New York.

Electron ballots allowed Rubins to vote, but people back down on Earth face different challenges.

A 426-foot asteroid will be heading close to Earth on Sunday, as noted by NASA's asteroid tracking system.

NASA will release noteworthy findings obtained from its SOFIA observatory.

Satellite data from Landsat 8 reveal the depth of the loss brought by the California wildfires earlier this year. Researchers believe climate change may have played a part in these lightning-induced wildfires.

NASA said it will unveil a new scientific discovery about the moon at a teleconference scheduled for Monday.

The International Space Station has long been criticized for its expense and the value of its operations

NASA is building state-of-the-art laboratories in preparation for the arrival of the asteroid Bennu sample obtained by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The sample is scheduled for return to Earth in 2023.

In response to a letter sent to him by a fan, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk suggested Thursday that extraterrestrial life is most likely going to be found on Mars or Jupiter's icy moon Europa.