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Maine's crystal-clear night skies shine in the photos of Mike Taylor.

There are many misconceptions about science, including how science advances. One half-truth is that unexpected research findings produce crises, leading to new theories that overturn previous scientific knowledge.

Two failures of the NanoRacks satellite dispenser operated from the ISS were both caused by overly tightened dispenser screws.

The early moon was more dynamic than scientists previously thought --

Technology image of the week: Under the hood of BepiColombo's haulage vehicle to Mercury

A scaled-down version of the Dream Chaser vehicle being developed by Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) would fly into orbit on Stratolaunch Systems's air launch system as soon as the end of the decade in a concept the two compani...

It's not every day you see someone in an astronaut spacesuit randomly walking on the beach. But apparently that's what Kent beachgoers in the United Kingdom found during a jaunt to Margate Beach last weekend, as Yahoo Sc...

On Oct. 4, 2004, private test pilot Brian Binnie launched into space at the controls of SpaceShipOne, making commercial spaceflight history. See how Binnie piloted SpaceShipOne to help his team win the $10 million Ansari...

When a Russian Soyuz spaceship pulled up to the International Space Station on Sept. 25, it had a distinctly off-kilter look due to a stuck solar wing. Here's how it looked to NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman from inside the ...

(Phys.org) --Soon, the growing capability of your smartphone could be harnessed to detect cosmic rays in much the same way as high-end, multimillion-dollar observatories.

The 235 feet (72 meters) tall United Launch Alliance rocket was moved to Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on September 30th, 2014 and lifted into vertical position on October 1st, 2014.

Look up to see planets parading across the sky this month. A series of planets, big and small, will reveal themselves to skywatchers on Earth, if weather permits.

The countdown is underway for the removal of NASA's iconic launch countdown clock at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The large digital clock, which has stood for more than four decades, is being replaced by a modern dis...

Boeing turned over control of the twelfth TDRS to its customer, NASA.

This past July, astronomers announced that they found a "hotspot" beneath the Big Dipper emitting a disproportionate number of the highest-energy cosmic rays. The discovery moves physics another step toward identifying t...

IAI is positioning itself as the sole alternative to high-cost U.S. providers for nations that want very-high-resolution imaging satellites.

IAI is positioning itself as the sole alternative to high-cost U.S. providers for nations that want very-high-resolution imaging satellites.

Titan's southern polar vortex appears to be an effect of the change of season, with large amounts of air being heated by sunlight during the northern spring and flowing towards the southern hemisphere. A puzzling detail ...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, an M7.3 class, peaking at 3:01 p.m. EDT on Oct. 2, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun 24-hours a day, captured imag...

The Indian government wants a high-throughput satellite generating at least 100 gigabits-per-second in orbit within five years and is seeking international partners in its development.

The Indian government wants a high-throughput satellite generating at least 100 gigabits-per-second in orbit within five years and is seeking international partners in its development.

A major test of the sunshield for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was conducted recently by Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California....