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Countries including the United States, Russia, Japan and India combined to launch eight space missions in a five-day span last week, beginning just a few days after winter relinquished its grip on the land with the sprin...

Earlier this month, researchers made two big announcements: Saturn's moon Enceladus likely harbors hot springs, and Jupiter's huge satellite Ganymede apparently possesses a subsurface ocean that may contain more water th...

If an asteroid were spotted headed towards Earth, what could humanity do about it? ESA's latest mission is part of a larger international effort to find out.

The Mars Science Laboratory and components of the delivery spacecraft whence it came have been spied by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on several occasions since in August 2012.

The Colima volcano in Mexico is active again, and has been spewing out large plumes of ash nearly 3 kilometers into the air. Astrophotographer César Cantú captured this spectacular picture of lightning slicing through ...

It is called NIROSETI for near-infrared optical SETI. This new instrument can record levels of light over time so that patterns can be analyzed and assessed for potential signs of other civilizations.

Space law expert Joanne Gabrynowicz says the evolution of the field is painstakingly slow, a reality, she says, that makes virtues out of patience and tolerance for ambiguity. The post Space Law 101: Filling the Legal Va...

Protecting the Earth from the threat of asteroid impacts means first knowing where they are --

I'm pretty excited to let y'all know that I'll be a guest on the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club! Yes, you read that right. It's a video hangout/podcast hosted by Felicia Day, Bonnie Burton, Veronica Belmont, and Kiala Kazebee...

In the early morning hours of April 4th 2015, a total lunar eclipse will be visible from many parts of the world. But why will the moon appear dark red? Science@NASA explains.

A little world is making big headlines in 2015. NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around 1 Ceres on March 6th, 2015, gaving us the first stunning images of the ~900 kilometre diameter world. But whether you refer to C...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features:

Much is unknown about Pluto, including what its surface features are like and what kind of weather patterns it has, if any.

The April digest of upcoming space and astronomy events. Highlights this month include the annual meeting of the European Geosciences Union.   10 April: Accretion States and Feedback: Royal Astronomical Society, Burling...

Space.com's editors present a reading list for space and sci-fi lovers, as well as children who are interested in astronomy and spaceflight.

QinetiQ will supply the main computers and avionics for the two-satellite Proba-3 formation-flying mission under a contract with the European Space Agency. The post QinetiQ To Provide Key Electronics for ESA In-orbit Dem...

I’m really happy to announce a new paper based on Galaxy Zoo data has just been accepted for publication. This one is different than many of our previous works; it focuses on the science of machine learning, and how we...

NASA's groundbreaking science mission to retrieve a sample from an ancient space rock has moved closer to fruition. The Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) miss...

NASA's Curiosity rover is using a new experiment to better understand the history of the Martian atmosphere by analyzing xenon.

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog.

Dmitry Savin was fired from his post managing construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East. The post Russia Fires Launch Site Construction Manager Again appeared first on SpaceNews.com.

Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center are advancing the propulsion system that will propel the first ever mission to redirect an asteroid for astronauts to explore in the 2020s....