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@TimPeake: Harder to spot from space than you might think: Earth's tallest mountain: Everest! Credits: ESA/NASA Larger image...

Spacecraft controllers are working to restore control of NASA's Kepler astronomy spacecraft after it entered an "emergency mode," disrupting science observations, the mission's manager said April 8. SpaceNews.com

Tim Kopra @Astro_Tim "Currents and waves off the Baja coast. @Space_Station #Mexico #Explore" iss047e002034 (03/04/2016) - Larger image...

When it comes to Pluto, classification is tricky, but it's unquestioningly a rocky body. This is Pluto in a Minute....

In the middle of the high Antarctic plateau, more than 500 miles from the South Pole, a small telescope is meticulously studying the clear polar skies....

Contrary to recent reports, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is not experiencing unexplained deviations in its orbit around Saturn, according to mission managers and orbit determination experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laborato...

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on April 8, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to resupply the International Space Station. Among the almost 7,000 pounds of science resear...

After an unprecedented survey to look for Earth-like planets beyond the solar system, NASA's Kepler space telescope this week begins a search for free-flying planets to learn just how common orphan worlds may be.

In his own words, how did Carl Sagan view faith, aliens and the universe?

Tim Peake @Astro_TimPeake A sea of green fishing boats lights up the night....

Following the April 8 launch of a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Representatives of NASA and SpaceX talked about the status of the mission....

NASA astronaut Tim Kopra tweeted this image with the comment: "Looking over #Morocco , Atlas Mountains, and the Strait of Gibraltar. @Space_Station #Explore"...

Led by GomSpace in Denmark, GomX-3 is a 3-unit CubeSat mission to demonstrate aircraft ADS-B signal reception and geostationary telecommunication satellite spot beam signal quality using an L-band reconfigurable software...

On April 8th, 2016, Space landed its Falcon 9 first stage on an ocean barge for the first time. A camera mounted to the rocket captured the landing along with a chase plane. The same hardware launched the Dragon spacecra...

Talk about high praise. SpaceX's stunningly successful rocket landing on a drone ship on Friday (April 8) has won accolades from the highest office in the land, with President Barack Obama hailing the company's technolog...

All around, today, April 8, was a great day for the future of space exploration. SpaceX successfully restarted their critical cargo flights for NASA to stock the International Space Station (ISS) with essential supplies ...

In their drive to achieve the goal of reusable rockets, SpaceX has spent the past few years running their Falcon 9 rocket through the most rigorous of tests. And while they have achieved a soft landing once before, Space...

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Crisp, clear images of a "hot Jupiter" system captured by a University of Notre Dame physicist were vital in determining that a newly found planet inhabits a three-star system, a phenomenon documented only a few times be...

SpaceX resumed station deliveries for NASA on Friday, and in a double triumph, successfully landed its booster rocket on an ocean platform for the first time.

Eight minutes and 35 seconds after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into space, the first stage booster came back to Earth and successfully landed vertically on a barge floating in the Atlantic Ocean. This was seriously...