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Virgin Galactic resumed flight tests of its second SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane Feb. 24 after a two-month hiatus. SpaceNews.com

Supersonic passenger airplanes are another step closer to reality as NASA and Lockheed Martin begin the first high-speed wind tunnel tests for the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) X-plane preliminary design at NASA's...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features:

When the universe was young, a supermassive black hole--bloated to the bursting point with stupendous power--heaved out a jet of particle-infused energy that raced through the vastness of space at nearly the speed of lig...

Intelsat's stock rose 25 percent Monday following a report from Britain's Sky News that the global satellite fleet operator is in advanced talks over a merger with the well-capitalized startup OneWeb. SpaceNews.com

Hunting for habitable exoplanets now may be easier: Cornell University astronomers report that hydrogen pouring from volcanic sources on planets throughout the universe could improve the chances of locating life in the c...

As spacecraft become larger, the heat they produce also increases. That means vehicles built for long-term space exploration need more efficient cooling systems.

With $4 million in the bank and two radars tracking satellites and debris in low Earth orbit, Silicon Valley startup LeoLabs is now open for business. SpaceNews.com

A new study from the Tokyo Institute of Technology has shown how crystallization in the Earth's core may be what drives its magnetic field. The post This is Actual Science. Crystals at the Earth’s Core Power its Magnet...

Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has begun offering telecom services with a satellite it borrowed from AsiaSat in December to fill the void left by the loss of Amos-6, the operator said today. SpaceNews.com

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog.

For many of us spring cleaning is an annual ritual and it will be here before we know it. Imagine trying to keep everything organized year-round in a five-bedroom house where everything floats. And that house is moving 1...

When preparing to observe the night sky, sometimes checking the latest TV or radio weather forecasts isn't enough. But with a little knowledge of practical meteorology, you can make your own judgment call as to whether t...

Traveling about 250 miles over the south Pacific, the unpiloted Progress 66 Russian cargo ship docked at 3:30 a.m. EST to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station....

Evidence of planetary debris surrounding a double sun, 'Tatooine-like' system has been found for the first time by a UCL-led team of researchers....

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

Astronomers based at the University of Sheffield have found evidence that stars are ripped apart by supermassive black holes 100 times more often than previously thought.

Evidence of planetary debris surrounding a double sun, 'Tatooine-like' system has been found for the first time by a UCL-led team of researchers.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

The space agency is considering adding astronauts to the first lunar voyage of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule --

In a couple of years, Hubble's successor, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will conduct follow-up observations of the dim ultracool TRAPPIST-1 dwarf star system 40 light-years away and find out if any of its seven Earth...

At mission control in Houston the POIC Stowage Team tracks the items used on the International Space Station.