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GeoMetWatch landed a breakthrough deal this past spring, securing an agreement from AsiaSat to host GeoMetWatch's infrared sounding instrument on the AsiaSat 9 telecommunications satellite slated to launch in 2016.

Wonderful photos of Comets ISON and Lovejoy with their swollen comas and developing tails have appeared on these pages, but recently, amateur and professional astronomers have probed deeper to discover fascinating dust s...

NASA and the U.S. military will launch a record payload of 29 satellites from a Virginia spaceport Tuesday night (Nov. 19) on a mission that could create a spectacular sight for skywatchers along the U.S. East Coast, wea...

NASA's newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars on Monday on a quest to unravel the ancient mystery of the red planet's radical climate change.

Veteran night sky photographer Chad Powell captured this beautiful image, which he aptly calls 'Too Many Stars To Count,' on Oct. 4. See how Powell captured the amazing night sky photo here.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: An LRO instrument has learned more than ever before about the high-energy hazards at and around the moon.

NASA's Ames Research Center News and Features: NASA's Ames Research Center will host a media availability Nov. 21 with Ellen Stofan, NASA's new chief scientist.

Almost 650 years of annual change in sea-ice cover can been seen in the calcite crust growth layers of seafloor algae, says a new study from the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM).

Farmers may be able to help reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) by incorporating copper into crop fertilisation processes - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Amateur astrophotographer Mike Hankey captured some stunning photos showing his experience observing Comet ISON since the icy wanderer became visible to him in September.

MAVEN launched on a mission to determine how the martian atmosphere transformed the world into the desolate wasteland it is today.

The first satellite designed and built by high school students will blast into space with NASA's PhoneSat 2.4 mission Tuesday. The two tiny spacecraft will catch a ride on a rocket carrying a record-setting 29 satellites...

Scientists from the University of New Hampshire and colleagues have published comprehensive findings on space-based radiation as measured by a UNH-led detector aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The data p...

NASA's next mission to the Red Planet is underway as an Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 18th, 2013. The rocket carried NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN...

Flight of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft continues to go well following an on-time launch at 1:28 p.m. EST aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket....

Today NASA successfully launched its next spacecraft toward the Red Planet, and so far things are going smoothly. Despite delays from the government shutdown, MAVEN (short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) head...

NASA's newest Mars probe is officially on its way to investigate longstanding mysteries of the Red Planet.

NASA's MAVEN mission -- the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN orbiter -- will launch on Nov. 18, 2013. See launch photos for the historic MAVEN mission to Mars here.

Scientists from the University of New Hampshire and colleagues have published comprehensive findings on space-based radiation as measured by a UNH-led detector aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The data p...

Live streaming video by Ustream Once again, we’re heading to Mars! At 18:28 UTC (1:28 p.m. EST), NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft launched successfully from Cape Canaveral Air Force St...

Hopes are high for Comet ISON, which has the potential to become the most spectacular comet seen in years. ISON is speeding through the inner solar system at about 120,000 miles per hour, on its way to a close approach t...

Particle tracks from a bubble chamber, one of many indications that physics is a tool-driven revolution relying on hard experiment (Image: Naturphilosophie) The Fundamental Physics prize has again... --