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On the chopping block are the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite; the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 experiment; the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Pathfinder mission; and the Deep...

Bright radiation emitted by neighboring galaxies likely fueled the rapid growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe, a new study shows.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The opening volley of March Launch Madness started brilliantly as showcased by stunning imagery of the inaugural nighttime launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 off historic pad 39A under moonlit skies...

If a new definition of planet is adopted by the International Astronomical Union, our Solar System could be home to more than 110 planets. The post Get Ready For The >100 Planet Solar System appeared first on Universe To...

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - As sunset dawns on the venerable Delta rocket program, the sole Delta slated to launch from the Cape this year is set to dazzle at sunset tonight, Saturday, March 18. The post Sunse...

Johns Hopkins University scientist Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: Regardless of what one prestigious scientific organization says to the contrary, Pluto is a planet. So, he says, is Europa, commonly known as...

On March 18, 2017, the U.S. military communications satellite WGS-9 launched into orbit atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket. See photos from the rocket launch here.

A Delta IV rocket blasted off Saturday night (March 18) to deliver a $445 million U.S. military communications satellite into orbit, the ninth member of a planned network of 10 satellites.

Bubbles of nitrogen gas may explain strange shape-shifting “magic islands” in the hydrocarbon seas of Saturn's largest moon --

Catch a live broadcast of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket as it sends a military communications satellite into orbit tonight (March 18) at 7:44 p.m. EDT (2344 GMT).

Astronauts on the International Space Station will release SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo spacecraft early tomorrow (March 19), sending it back to Earth. Watch the departure live here at Space.com, beginning at 4:45 a.m. ...