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In a tidal disruption event, an unfortunate star passes too close to a dormant supermassive black hole and gets torn apart by tidal forces, feeding the black hole for a short time. Astronomers use distinctive observation...

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ABS-3A, launched in March aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, entered into service about one month ahead of schedule. SpaceNews.com

Astronomers have successfully peered through the 'amniotic sac' of a star that is still forming to observe the innermost region of a burgeoning solar system for the first time. In a research paper published today in the ...

Media are invited to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Tuesday, Sept. 15 for a fresh perspective on the journey to Mars. Cast members from the soon-to-be-released 20th Century Fox movie "The Martian" will meet wi...

New close-up images of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveal a bewildering variety of surface features that have scientists reeling because of their range and complexity....

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Tides flowing in a subsurface ocean of molten rock, or magma, could explain why Jupiter's moon Io appears to have its volcanoes in the "wrong" place. New NASA research implies that oceans beneath the crusts of tidally st...

On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, the United States will fall under the Moon shadow with huge swaths of the country viewing a total eclipse, while the rest is treated to a partial eclipse. Exact areas can be seen in these visual...

Tuesday, Sept. 15, is the midpoint for NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of their one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. To mark the occasion, the National Press Club in...

New Horizons scientists say they are “reeling” from the new images sent back from the spacecraft which were released today. The new data set shows an amazing range of complex features on Pluto’s surface and in its ...

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An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant massive galaxy cluster with a core bursting with new stars.

The company bested incumbent Intelsat General and one other company in winning a contract potentially worth $450 million to provide commercial satellite connectivity to the U.S. Navy. SpaceNews.com

A prototype capsule that one day will return science experiments to Earth was tested by releasing it from a high-altitude balloon in Tillamook, Oregon. Technology like this capsule could one day return biological samples...

A new infographic traces the evolution of video-game spaceships, from the simple dots and dashes of 1962's "Spacewar!" to the hyperrealistic Anaconda craft of "Elite: Dangerous" (2014).

The company also says its goal outside the United States is to enter regions where traditional satellites are clinging to video market share and to displace them with Ka-band alternatives. SpaceNews.com

In this episode of the SpaceGeeks podcast, Dan Leone talks to Sunil Nagaraj: A Silicon Valley venture capitalist eager to blaze a trail in a new space sector that's starting to look an awful lot like the area's better-en...

An international team of astronomers has discovered a gargantuan galaxy cluster with a core bursting with new stars - an incredibly rare find. The discovery, made with the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is ...

Scientists believe that about 4 billion years ago, during a period called the Late Heavy Bombardment, the moon took a severe beating, as an army of asteroids pelted its surface, carving out craters and opening deep fissu...

Blue Origin is not giving up on the overall patent despite its decision to withdraw most of the claims. SpaceNews.com