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The U.S. House of Representatives approved the compromise version of a commercial space bill Nov. 16, but not before a final debate on the House floor about some of the bill's provisions. SpaceNews.com

Long, thin "stretch marks" on the surface of Phobos are early signs that the Martian moon is falling apart, new research suggests.

SpaceX is likely to win -- by default -- a U.S. Air Force contract to launch a next-generation GPS satellite after United Launch Alliance announced Nov. 16 that it declined to bid. SpaceNews.com

The ideal Red Planet crewed site should be of high scientific value -- allowing pioneers to search for signs of Mars life and investigate other intriguing questions -- and also possess enough resources to help sustain ex...

NASA has received an unmodified audit opinion on its Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015) financial statements, marking the fifth consecutive year of "clean" opinions. The agency has released its FY 2015 Agency Financial Report (A...

Genetically sculpted peoples and alien swarms fill the pages of S.H. Jucha's latest novel, "Méridien."

Parrot has unveiled its next drone iteration: the Bebop 2 quadcopter, which is due out on Dec. 18.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has decided to skip the bidding competition for launch of the next generation U.S. Air Force GPS military navigation satellites, a company spokesperson confirmed to Universe Today, meaning th...

NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, who is making final preparations for a December launch to the International Space Station, is available for live satellite interviews from 7-8 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Air jets and sound waves can be used to levitate objects. But the strangest way of all taps the quantum effects of superconductors. Game developer, space traveler and friend of Scientific... --

Under the $117 million contract, Airbus will complete work on its Eurostar Neo product, scheduled to be ready for flight in 2019. SpaceNews.com

According to Spaceweather.com, a 'canyon of fire' created by erupting plasma "stretched for more than 300,000 km (186,411 miles)." NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watched the superheated fireworks on Nov. 15th, 2015.

He will lead NGA's Source Strategy Office, which plans and directs the agency's utilization of data from various available sensors and platforms. SpaceNews.com

Scientists often use the combined power of multiple telescopes to reveal the secrets of the Universe - and this image is a prime example of when this technique is strikingly effective. The yellow-hued object at the cente...

Although Dione (near) and Enceladus (far) are composed of nearly the same materials, Enceladus has a considerably higher reflectivity than Dione. As a result, it appears brighter against the dark night sky....

Einstein was wrong about at least one thing: There are, in fact, "spooky actions at a distance," as now proven by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)....

I have some very good news about the War on Science: The recent Canadian election has kicked out a regressive government and put one in place that, all signs indicate, will be much more welcoming of reality. The election...

Curiosity has driven about 1,033 feet (315 meters) in the past three weeks, since departing an area where its drill sampled two rock targets just 18 days apart. The latest drilled sample, "Greenhorn," is the ninth since ...

Tuesday's briefing begins with a moment of silence aboard the ISS to honor those killed in Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris. SpaceNews.com

The announcement comes on the heels of Paris-based Eutelsat's decision to build a Ka-band satellite for Africa. SpaceNews.com

"We plan on launching more than we need because you can't have a failure and say, 'Oh [shucks]. I need to get another launch,' because that will take two years," said Planet Labs Chief Executive Will Marshall. SpaceNews....

A synthetic muscle experiment on board the International Space Station (ISS) that was developed with the help of Princeton Plasma Physicists Laboratory scientists is now tentatively scheduled to return to earth in March ...