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A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows Africa's Congo rainforest, the second- largest tropical rainforest in the world, has undergone a large-scale decline in greenness over the past decade....

(Phys.org) --Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have applied a new image processing technique to obtain near-infrared scattered light photos of five disks observed around young stars in the Mikulski Archive ...

The agile drones play a variety of specially rigged musical instruments -- including drums, guitar and keyboard -- during their performance of the famous song. They also play several other ditties, including the "Star Sp...

The sale is for $211 million and also calls for France to provide the ground network, a data-processing center and training.

The sale is for $211 million and also calls for France to provide the ground network, a data-processing center and training.

The sale is for 150 million euros and calls for a ground network, a data-processing center and training.

NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) literally ‘saw the light’ just days before crashing into the lunar farside last Thursday April 17. Skimming just a few kilometers above the moon’s sur...

Here’s a fun trip through the galaxy, put together by PhD student Tom Hands at the University of Leicester: In the above video, you can fly to of all the known exoplanets (around single stars only), ordered roughly by ...

Last November, the actor visited NASA's Ames Research Center to talk scientists about their work in Earth Science. Ford is co-hosting the Showtime Channel's documentery "Years of Living Dangerously".

If your skies are clear before dawn on Friday and Saturday (April 25 and 26), check out the sky low to the east-southeast horizon about 60 to 90 minutes before sunrise for a view of the two brightest objects in the night...

A team of researchers led by Robert Quimby at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) has announced the discovery of a galaxy that magnified a background, Type Ia supernova thirty...

This machine simulates the vibration, G-forces and pressure spacecrafts encounter during launch and landing.

Lockheed expected to incur $135 million in charges related to plant closings, facilities consolidation and severance charges in its Space Systems division.

An incredibly bright supernova spotted in 2010 has been the subject of a stellar mystery until now.

As Einstein predicted, Spacetime warps around massive objects (i.e. galaxies). Light from objects 'behind' them (e.g. Supernova PS1-10afx ) is bent and magnified to observers on Earth. Full Story: ://goo.gl/zbEnnK

HubbleSite NewsCenter -- Latest News Releases: Get larger image formats Nearly 2,000 planets have been confirmed to be orbiting other stars in our galaxy. But the details of planet birth and formation are sparse. The con...

So, how big is that space rock? Sometimes when I see data on sizes and distances in relation to stuff out in space, it’s hard to get a frame of reference, since those two categories tend to lean towards the super-big. ...

Boeing's petition to a Swedish court to rule on Boeing's attempt to collect $356 million in back bills from its former Russian and Ukrainian partners has been rejected.

In August 1881 the journal “Science” published an article with a letter exchange by two amateur geologist – British Charles R. --

Last month astronomers provided evidence that the universe underwent a brief but stupendous expansion at the very beginning of time. It was a landmark discovery. And while the media worldwide gleamed with fantastical hea...

Kazakhstan's first-ever Earth observation satellite is to be fired into orbit next week from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana, launch company Arianespace said.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: Individuals in attendance who had a hand in the development or servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope pose for a group photo at an event unveiling a new exhibit featuring Hubble's Cor...