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The Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite will provide a much-needed perspective on our home planet --

The U.S. Air Force plans to spend $500 million over the next five years, with roughly $200 million to be committed in February, to develop a new liquid-fueled rocket engine to replace the Russian-made engine that current...

NASA's 2016 budget proposal offers a modest funding increase but few new initiatives or other significant changes, setting the stage for another round of debates with Congress about ongoing exploration, commercial crew a...

The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) will monitor the solar winds and give NOAA forecasters better lead time for solar storms that can affect satellites, communication and power grids on Earth.

In a world where the United States is surrounded by those who wish us ill and vastly outnumber us, superior technology is our only hope. The post Letter | U.S. Must Get Serious About Tech Supremacy appeared first on Spac...

"These young stars are likely the signature of this predicted galaxy," said Chakrabarti, assistant professor in RIT's School of Physics and Astronomy. "They can't be part of our galaxy because the disk of the Milky Way t...

When SpaceX launches a long-delayed satellite on Sunday, the company hopes to do the amazing: return a rocket to Earth and land it on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean.

This image from Sentinel-1A's radar shows the metropolitan area of Portugal's capital, Lisbon. Flowing in from the upper-right corner is the Tagus River. Originating in central Spain, the Tagus is the longest river on th...

The long-delayed Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) will orbit at the L1 Lagrange Point in the sun-Earth system, to monitor the solar wind and forecast space weather at Earth.

It occurred to me I haven’t talked much about the telescope itself. There haven’t been any pictures of it yet either. We’re at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory which is basically a giant (10m) dish inside a sw...

On Jan. 24, 2015, three of Jupiter's largest moons crossed directly in front of Jupiter's face at the same time. This is called a triple transit, and it's a relatively rare event. It was observed from many locations, but...

Galaxies can take many shapes and be oriented any way relative to us in the sky....

Bob Behnken @Chief_Astronaut - Our Earth's color palette is amazing! MT @NASA_Astronauts: "As far as the eye can see #Africa" #AstroButch...

Over the next two weeks, you have an excellent chance to spot one of the most rarely observed objects in the sky, the zodiacal light.