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@AstroTerry - Terry W. Virts This storm looks amazingly dangerous - praying for the people of the Phillipines...

China Sunday put into orbit a satellite jointly developed with Brazil after the 200th launch of its Long March rocket family, state media reported.

For the first time, an international team of astronomers, led by Dr. James Geach from the University of Hertfordshire, has revealed the dramatic 'blow out' phase of galactic evolution....

As a million people fled their homes in the Philippines, astronauts on the International Space Station could clearly see the cause of the disruption — Typhoon Hagupit, which struck the chain of Asian islands this weeke...

Most of the stars in our galaxy have been formed in binary or multiple systems, some of which are "eclipsing," that is, consisting of two or more stars which, observed from Earth, undergo eclipses and mutual transits bec...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After four decades of waiting, the dawn of a new era in space exploration finally began with the dawn liftoff of NASA's first Orion spacecraft on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. The picture perfect lif...

Eutelsat is purchasing the inaugural geostationary-orbiting spacecraft from small-satellite builder SSTL of Britain.

The NASA probe that will explore Pluto came out of hibernation and transmitted a message to Earth on Saturday, after a nine-year journey to take a close look at the distant body for the first time."New Horizons is health...

Get ready for your close-up, Pluto! For the first time in history, a space probe has arrived within striking distance of the dwarf planet.

For years, I thought that aurorae--the northern and southern lights--were pretty stately phenomena. Sure, there were sheets and ribbons colored green and red and pink and purple, so it was clearly a flamboyant and amazin...

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An American probe that will explore Pluto woke up from its slumber Saturday, after a nine-year journey to take a close look at the distant body for the first time.