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PORT CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Basking in the sunrise glow, the world's first recycled booster - namely a SpaceX Falcon 9 - sailed serenely into Port Canaveral this morning, Tuesday, April 4, atop the tiny dro...

Ice cores and ancient sediments can be gleaned for clues to weather and climate in the past. But astronomical phenomena--such as solar flares or auroras--at best leave only faint environmental traces lacking in specifici...

Lockheed Martin wants to cut in half the time it needs to build satellites that use its flagship A2100 spacecraft platform. SpaceNews.com

Grab the tissues. This video nearly had the Cassini team all choked up during today’s press briefing, and virtual sobs and sniffs were abundant on social media posts sharing the video. “We get goosebumps and get emot...

The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit.

Getting sick isn't fun for anyone, but it could be especially taxing for crew members aboard the International Space Station. Protecting crew health is important as NASA prepares for long duration, deep-space missions. F...

SpaceX saw significant cost savings by reusing a Falcon 9 first stage in a launch last week, a key factor for the economic viability of reusable launch vehicles. SpaceNews.com

With the successful launch of a reused Falcon 9, Musk has revealed additional details about the maiden launch of the Falcon Heavy, which is scheduled for this summer. The post World’s Largest Rocket Will Be Recoverable...

The European Commission will commit to buying at least five Ariane 6 and two Vega C launches per year when both rockets are in operation, Elzbieta Bienkowska, the European Commission's lead space commissioner, said Wedne...

Already poised to break the record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut, Peggy Whitson is set to extend her mission with an additional three months at the International Space Station.

Following the U.S. Air Force announcement that the service will be creating a new three-star staff position focused on space, two key lawmakers said it doesn't address the core problems. SpaceNews.com

Heavy lift will enable science ranging from trips to Mars to bigger telescopes, speakers at Space Symposium said. SpaceNews.com

NASA has awarded a contract to Security Walls, LLC of Knoxville, Tennessee, to perform a wide range of protective services at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and Michoud Assembly Facilit...

Three crew members aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to depart the orbiting outpost Monday, April 10.

Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING):

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One of the main health concerns of living and working in space is the long-term exposure to high levels of radiation. NASA scientists have developed a new device to monitor radiation exposure to neutrons and are testing ...

NASA Television will provide coverage of the interment service for NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn at 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 6, live from Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Three Expedition 50 crew members are getting ready to end their stay aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth April 10. Two Expedition 51 crew members, who will replace them, are in Russia finalizing th...

Orbital ATK says it is well positioned to win a U.S. Air Force competition early next year to support continued development of a new large launch vehicle to serve government and commercial users. SpaceNews.com

Astrophysicists at the University of Birmingham have made progress in understanding a key mystery of gravitational-wave astrophysics: how two black holes can come together and merge. Senior author Ilya Mandel added: "Thi...

A cosmic phenomenon on a colossal scale, resulting from the acceleration of a gas cloud by a black hole and its re-acceleration by the shock waves from the merging of two galaxy clusters, has been observed, described and...