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(Phys.org) --Planets orbiting close to low-mass stars--easily the most common stars in the universe--are prime targets in the search for extraterrestrial life.

With the imminent debut of its Orion spacecraft, NASA is on a high not felt since the space shuttle days.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The press site here at Kennedy Space Center is buzzing with media, top NASA brass, and at least one celebrity of the furry sort: Elmo. --

Analysis of data from the MATROSHKA experiment, the first comprehensive measurements of long-term exposure of astronauts to cosmic radiation, has now been completed. This experiment, carried out on board and outside of t...

Intense volcanic activity could have spewed tons of greenhouse gases into the Martian atmosphere, warming the Red Planet enough for water to flow billions of years ago.

A new generation of space rockets ready to lift new and exciting payloads spaceward is coming to a sky near you. Tomorrow, a Delta IV Heavy rocket will boost the Orion space capsule on a two orbit journey around the Eart...

“Soaring” by Ole Salomonsen We’ve posted many beautiful aurora photos and videos over the years here at Universe Today, but this one about stopped my heart. Titled “Soaring”, it was all shot in real time by Ole...

University of Wisconsin: With the help of a radio telescope in the French Alps, an international team of astronomers, including two from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has observed a never-before-seen stage of gala...

Space.com's @TariqJMalik and NASA's @Astro_Ricky talk to the furry little sesame street character about the Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Orion, designed to carry astronauts into deep space, enters tests this December --

Today: EXPRESS Rack (ER) Gateway Configuration: Virts configured the ER6, 7, 8 laptops to communicate with the Payload Ethernet Hub/Gateway (PEHG)-2 allowing remote desktop access from the ground to the laptops via the I...

NASA's newest capsule, designed to take astronauts into deep space, is read to launch to space for the first time tomorrow (Dec. 4).

The topics of discussion of the meeting included Earth sciences and aeronautics.

When NASA rockets its Orion spaceship high above the Earth's atmosphere on Thursday, the space-bound aircraft won't be alone.

NASA Breaking News: NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EST Monday, Dec. 8, to discuss geological observations made by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity.

As NASA finalizes preparations for the Dec. 4 launch of its Orion spacecraft on its first test flight, the program's manager said that the next Orion test flight was now all but certain to slip from late 2017 to 2018.

I do love posting pretty pictures on the blog, for many reasons. Of course, they're pretty--that's part of the point. But a picture is worth a thousand scientific words: Behind every image is a scientific principle or tw...

Japan successfully launched their Hayabusa-2 sample return mission to asteroid 1999 JU3, and JAXA reports the spacecraft is on course and in excellent shape, with its solar panels deployed. The H-IIA F26 rocket carrying ...

The incoming chairman of the House Appropriations commerce, justice, science subcommittee reiterated a promise to find more funding for NASA's portfolio of robotic solar system missions.

A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region of Antarctica has found that the melt rate of glaciers there has tripled during the last decade....

A Japanese H-2A rocket on Dec. 3 launched the nation's Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample-return mission from the Tanegashima Space Center.

Analysis of data from the MATROSHKA experiment, the first comprehensive measurements of long-term exposure of astronauts to cosmic radiation, has now been completed....