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The low Earth orbit constellations planned by upstarts OneWeb and SpaceX have garnered comparisons to the 1990s space-telecom bust. The post Established Companies Feeling 'Déj Vu' on Mega-constellations appeared first o...

With its thick, hazy atmosphere and surface rivers, mountains, lakes and dunes, Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is one of the most Earthlike places in the solar system....

Strange bright spots on the surface of the Ceres continue to mystify scientists even as NASA's Dawn spacecraft is beaming the best maps yet of the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.

Here is the SpaceX video showing the Falcon 9 first stage trying to land on the drone ship. It's a spectacular video....

It appears that dark matter -- the mysterious stuff that makes up most of the matter in the universe -- may be able to interact with other bits of dark matter, and not just through the pull of gravity.

As the flow of private investment into entrepreneurial space companies grows, some investors say they are willing to accept long waits for a return on their investment in companies that have the potential to change entir...

The second attempted ocean barge landing of the first stage of the SpaceX rocket touched down on the barge but a little too hard. The rocket successfully launched the Dragon cargo ship to the Space Station.

NASA astronaut Terry Virts took a GoPro camera with him on an Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) outside the International Space Station on February 25th, 2015.

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A key ingredient of the early Earth may have been a chunk of rock much like Mercury, scientists say. This finding could help explain how Earth's magnetic field has lasted for billions of years, researchers added.

SpaceX says it sent the U.S. Air Force an updated letter of intent April 14 outlining a certification process for its Falcon Heavy rocket to launch national security satellites. The post SpaceX Sends Air Force an Outline...

NASA has selected 149 research and technology proposals from American small businesses and research institutions that will enable NASA's future missions into the solar system and beyond while benefiting America's technol...

Square Kilometer Array: The UK's Royal Academy of Engineering have announced funding of almost £27,000 to engage the public with the SKA's engineering challenges as part of the Academy's 2015 Ingenious grant scheme. The...

A survey has charted clusters and voids of invisible matter over hundreds of millions of light-years --

Astronomers have discovered one of the most distant planets known, a gas giant about 13,000 light-years from Earth, called OGLE-2014-BLG-0124L. The planet was discovered using a technique called microlensing, and the hel...

For the first time dark matter may have been observed interacting with other dark matter in a way other than through the force of gravity. Observations of colliding galaxies made with ESO's Very Large Telescope and the N...

Move over, Tesla. NASA apparently knows a thing or two about making an electric vehicle and - from all accounts - it's a nifty robotic car.

Engineers recently began the preliminary design of ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission mission concept and are including a lander. If the mission comes to fruition touchdown would occur in late 2022.

Alvetex Scaffold technology, produced by Durham University spin-out company Reinnervate, allows cells to be grown in three dimensions (3D), overcoming problems with two-dimensional (2D) culture methods and offering a mor...

The Dragon spacecraft has separated from its second stage and achieved its preliminary orbit. Dragon's solar arrays have deployed and will provide 5 kilowatts of power to the spacecraft as it begins a carefully choreogra...

The International Space Stations robotic arm, Canadarm2, is poised and ready to capture SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft following a training session on Apr. 7, 2015....

Technology image of the week: ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission currently under study is set to include a surface lander