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From firefly trails under the Milky Way to a small Camelopardalid meteor streaking through the northern lights, don't miss these spectacular objects to watch in the night sky.

From unusual training to upholding cherished traditions, everything is being done to ensure that ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and his crewmates arrive at the International Space Station on Thursday safely and in good he...

Most children are naturally interested in science. And if you’ve ever heard a five-year-old recite complicated dinosaur names, or all the planets in the Solar System (possibly with a passionate plea on behalf of poor P...

(Phys.org) --A team of researchers studying rocks returned from the moon by Apollo 17 astronauts has found that rocks found in different locations have different amounts of water in them. In their paper published in the ...

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Joseph O'Rourke summarizes a recently submitted paper on tectonic activity on Pluto after the Charon-forming impact.

From a huge new Mars crater to a new supernova, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for May 25, 2014.

A Russian built rocket engine planned for future use in the first stage of Orbital Sciences Corp. commercial Antares rocket launching to the International Space Station failed during pre-launch acceptance testing on Thur...

The James Webb Space Telescope, expected to launch in 2018 (image above), will have the ability to search for the chemical signatures of life in alien atmospheres, however, we're not sure how life begins or how pervasive...

Humanity will have the tools to detect alien life in the next two decades, but whether scientists can actually find life in another solar system depends a lot on luck, a panel of experts said Wednesday (May 21).

(Phys.org) --The dark and shadowed regions of the Moon fascinate astronomers and Pink Floyd fans alike. Our Moon's rotation axis has a tilt of 1.5º, meaning that some parts of its polar regions never see sunlight - the ...

An atmosphere of rising excitement can be sensed in the control centre: everything is ready for ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst's voyage to the International Space Station blasting off next Wednesday.

Mars has two moons, named Phobos and Deimos. Phobos is a lumpy potato about 27 km (17 miles) long, and Deimos is more of a charcoal briquette 12.6 km (8 miles) across. Both orbit Mars very close to directly above its equ...

ESA Human Spaceflight and Exploration: Launch campaign in images

ESA Top News: From unusual training to upholding cherished traditions, everything is being done to ensure that ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and his crewmates arrive at the International Space Station on Thursday safely ...

Space science image of the week: A mosaic from ESA's SMART-1 shows the Moon's cratered south pole in the heat of lunar summer

ESA Space Science: Space science image of the week: A mosaic from ESA's SMART-1 shows the Moon's cratered south pole in the heat of lunar summer

While space capabilities do little to impose costs directly on an adversary, they enable other U.S forces that do.

Today's U.S. national security doctrine and our ability to protect our interests and project power around the globe are disproportionately reliant on a continuously interconnected force.

Both countries' human spaceflight programs depend on the ISS, and as long as those programs remain national priorities, the ISS relationship must continue in the near-term.

Not studying climate change won't make it go away.

Skybox plans to offer customers timely access to still imagery, full-motion video and data services.