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NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talk about the inspiration that Star Trek's Mr. Spock delivered to humanity's on-going mission to explore.

Nimoy inspired many members of the Scientific American community, some of whom offer remembrances here --

The death of "Star Trek" actor Leonard Nimoy has prompted an outpouring of condolences and heartfelt reflection from astronauts, scientists, celebrities and even President Barack Obama.

From a record-setting parafoil flight to a newly-tested space plane, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for March 1, 2015.

The death of Leonard Nimoy yesterday inspired an outpouring of moving testimonials about his vast impact: as an actor, as a supporter of science and smart science fiction, as a voice of reason in media both traditional a...

Thirty Meter Telescope: TMT will participate again at this year's Journey Through The Universe's Family Science Day and Astronomy Educators in the Classroom. JTTU 2015

International Space Station astronaut Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) tweeted this image of a Vulcan hand salute from orbit as a tribute to actor Leonard Nimoy, who died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015....

"The most exciting possibility is that the missing photons are coming from some exotic new source, not galaxies or quasars at all," said Neal Katz of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. For example, the mysteriou...

Today: NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) Operations: The ground started a series of deployments of CubeSats from the NRCSD via the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS)....

Our week through the lens: 23-27 February 2015

The creators of the Disney series reached out to experts in space and science to develop ideas on what the technologies of the future will look like for their space-traveling family.

A 20-year-old military weather satellite apparently exploded in orbit Feb. 3 following what the U.S. Air Force described as a sudden temperature spike. The post 20-year-old Military Weather Satellite Apparently Exploded ...

The new U.S. law barring the Air Force from using Russian-made rocket engines starting in 2019 could force the Defense Department's primary launch services provider to battle for future military business with its least c...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: Data from NASA's WISE mission have led to the discovery of two clusters of newborn stars thousands of light-years below the plane of our galaxy.

The lung ailment is a leading killer in the U.S. --

The lung ailment is a leading killer in the U.S. --

Astronauts, space scientists and fans remember Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock on TV's 'Star Trek.'

A new type of methane-based, oxygen-free life form that can metabolize and reproduce similar to life on Earth has been modeled by a team of Cornell University researchers. Taking a simultaneously imaginative and rigidly ...

Leonard Nimoy played a half-alien-half-human character — Spock — on Star Trek who gave his life to save his crew but was resurrected, survived having his brain removed, and was transported through time to seemingly l...