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The ESA-developed Sentinel-2B satellite was launched today, doubling the coverage of high-resolution optical imaging in the Sentinel-2 mission for the European Union Copernicus environmental monitoring system.

NASA issued an RFI in February seeking information from companies planning commercial Mars missions that can accommodate NASA payloads. SpaceNews.com

Imaging technology advanced by researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and Florida Institute of Technology is being tested on the International Space Station and could someday be used on future space telescopes.

Four CubeSats were deployed this morning as the crew researched fluid shifts toward the head that may affect astronaut vision. Tools were also being collected and organized today ahead of possible maintenance spacewalks....

Acquisition reform must begin with closer cooperation between the military and commercial space sectors, industry advocates said March 7. SpaceNews.com

A new experiment conducted by an international team researchers has shown that Martian meteorites may have lost their water, indicating that Mars was wetter in the past than previously thought. The post Mineral Points To...

When Hawkeye 360 solicited proposals in 2016 to build its radio-frequency monitoring satellites, the firm found 25 companies capable of meeting its requirements. SpaceNews.com

Pluto's loss of planetary status in 2006 remains controversial. Now a new definition is being proposed that would restore Pluto while increasing the number of "planets" in our solar system to over 110.

A new animated movie created by student filmmakers shows the journey of an adorable little photon who is sent on a long journey as part of a NASA science mission.

A new map made with satellite radar data shows the sinking of California's San Joaquin Valley in deceptively tranquil colors.

NASA awarded a contract to United Launch Alliance March 3 for the launch of the second in a series of next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellites.

Two new commemoratives produced by a NASA space pin supplier mark the milestone of 50 crews to live on the International Space Station.

A new weather satellite promises to deliver unprecedented data on Earth's lightning, and it has already captured its first spectacular images of storms from space.

Do mass extinctions, like the fall of the dinosaurs, and the formation of large impact craters on Earth occur together at regular intervals? "This question has been under discussion for more than thirty years now," says ...

On the dwarf planet Ceres, volcanoes rage -- but instead of hot lava coming out of them as on Earth, they spew brine and ice.

Phase Four LLC, a startup based in El Segundo, California, announced plans March 7 to conduct the first on-orbit demonstration of its plasma propulsion technology in late 2017. SpaceNews.com

The history of NASA's space shuttle can be a weighty topic -- literally. The three-volume "Space Shuttle: Developing an Icon, 1972-2013" tips the scale at 18 pounds.

The new rocket from the private spaceflight company will have the ability to launch geostationary satellites and has a reusable first stage. Blue Origin has set a goal of 2020 for its first launch.

Fasten your interstellar seatbelt and flip your brain into overdrive. Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Godfrey are here to answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on the fabric of spacetime. Explore the edge of the known univ...

United Launch Alliance announced Saturday it is delaying the launch of a Delta 4 rocket carrying a military communications satellite until it can fix a first stage booster issue.

The spacecraft carries a suite of multi-wavelength sensors for land imaging, and will work with Sentinel-2A launched in 2015. SpaceNews.com

Jeff Bezos has a customer for his New Glenn launch vehicle, Eutelsat, which he announced at Satellite 2017 this morning in Washington, DC. While still years away from operations, Blue Origin has been making steady progre...