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In the latest budget proposal for NASA, it appears as though one of NASA's jewels -- education and pubic outreach - is going to take a huge hit. The proposal seeks to slash NASA's education budget by about a third, going...

The desert provides some of the most stunning landscapes and skycapes, as evidenced by two recent astrophotos from Universe Today readers. The gorgeous lead image by Sean Parker of Tucson, Arizona is a 12-image panoramic...

On the morning of April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin lifted off in his Vostok 1 spacecraft to become the first human in space, spending 108 minutes in orbit before landing in the Saratov region of the USSR. Th...

More than 120 students and educators will delve into the world of rocket science June 15-21 during Rocket Week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

In a few generations of robotics, we'll see mighty machines able to fully construct themselves and operate from the surface of asteroids -- providing applications for mining, NASA researchers say in a new study. The scie...

Ten months after her breathtaking touchdown on the Red Planet, NASA's Curiosity rover is nearly set to embark on an epic drive like no other in space history to the slopes of mysterious Mount Sharp - looming supreme insi...