Space News

Proof of parallel universes radically different from our own may still lie beyond the domain of science --

NASA has completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured, bringing the aerospace industry much closer to designing, building, and flying lightweight, composite t...

The space agency is about to give out its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract, the last in a series of awards and agreements NASA began putting in place in 2010 to encourage the development of private Amer...

Rocky planets like Earth start out as microscopic bits of dust tinier than a grain of sand, or so theories predict.

New research from UCL shows we will soon uncover the origin of the ultraviolet light that bathes the cosmos, helping scientists understand how galaxies were built.

Effective Satellite Solutions' microsatellite, called "The DeOrbiter", will be able to grapple satellites and tow them to their correct orbits. Useful for satellites that are launched into incorrect orbits or for towing ...

Power winds emanating from the binary system's stars interact and are being studied with the help of Chandra X-ray Observatory imagery. The system harbors one of the largest and brightest stars in the Milky Way.

NASA Breaking News: NASA officials Wednesday announced they have completed a rigorous review of the Space Launch System (SLS) -- the heavy-lift, exploration class rocket under development to take humans beyond Earth orbi...

NASA officials Wednesday announced they have completed a rigorous review of the Space Launch System (SLS) -- the heavy-lift, exploration class rocket under development to take humans beyond Earth orbit and to Mars -- and...

Galaxy GOODS-N-774 has been observed by NASA and ESA space telescopes and the W.M. Keck Observatory. The view is how it appeared 11 billion years ago.

NASA cryospheric program manager Dr. Tom Wagner talks to Space.com's @MiriKramer about how the space agency is trying determine the causes of the ice loss and how it affects Earth.

Supernovas may spark from catastrophic nuclear explosions on dead white dwarfs. The scenario has long been theorized by scientists, but now direct evidence has been found.

Astronomers have uncovered for the first time the earliest stages of a massive galaxy forming in the young Universe. The discovery was made possible through combining observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...

Was Mars--now a cold, dry place--once a warm, wet planet that sustained life? And if so, how long has it been cold and dry?

Particles released from the core of the sun confirm existing models of the fusion process that drives the star.

Stars are giant fusion reactors, smashing protons together to produce energy.

[Note: Extremely mild spoilers below. I figure I might as well warn you.] As an unapologetic and enthusiastic Doctor Who fanboy, I'm really happy that the new series has started up. We're in Season 8 now, with Peter Capa...

Astronomers using ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory have demonstrated beyond doubt that dead stars known as white dwarfs can reignite and explode as supernovae. The finding came after the unique signature of gamma r...

Hubble Space Telescope News: Astronomers have uncovered for the first time the earliest stages of a massive galaxy forming in the young Universe. The discovery was made possible through combining observations from the NA...

ESA Top News: Astronomers using ESA's INTEGRAL gamma-ray observatory have demonstrated beyond doubt that dead stars known as white dwarfs can reignite and explode as supernovae. The finding came after the unique signatur...

An underground neutrino detector has found particles produced by the fusion of two protons in the sun’s core --

NASA's Ames Research Center News and Features: The first of two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft landed at Wallops on Aug. 27 after surveying Hurricane Cristobal for the first science flight of NASA's latest hurricane airbo...