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According to a new study using data from the SDSS, ripples in the Milky Way's disk may be indications of "ancient impacts" with other galaxies. The post Ancient Impacts Shaped the Structure of the Milky Way appeared firs...

SpaceX's chief says the first launch of its big new rocket is risky and stands "a real good chance" of failure.

SpaceX no longer plans to have the next version of its Dragon spacecraft be capable of powered landings, a move that has implications for the company's long-term Mars plans. SpaceNews.com

Two new studies suggest the system’s potentially habitable planets could have lost their atmospheres long ago --

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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: Physicists are capitalizing on a direct connection between the largest cosmic structures and the smallest known objects to use the universe as a "cosmological collider" and in...

Using data from the New Horizons spacecraft, the mission team has created some new maps of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. The post Hey Map Collectors, Here’s a New Map of Pluto! appeared first on Universe Today.

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher asks about ancient aliens during a routine hearing --

We recently reported on an enormous galaxy that at its core contains an equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world's ocean, surrounding a huge, feeding black hole, called a quasar, more than 12 billion l...

Here's a list of panel discussions and events at San Diego Comic-Con (which starts July 20) that we think space fans will enjoy.

Instead of just sending humans on a one-shot mission to look for life on the surface, a new paper envisions a future outpost on Titan that could generate power for years.

Get ready for the August 21st total solar eclipse, with facts, maps and more! The post One. More. Month: Our Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse appeared first on Universe Today.

Today's Galaxy Steam features two videos. The first from Isaac Arthur on the possibilities of first contact with an advanced civilization and the second featuring astronomers Martin Rees (see interview below) and Seth Sh...

Today - Capillary Structures: The crew set up hardware for the Capillary Structures investigation, then performed a stability assessment and transferred the hardware to the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM)....

It’s that time again! This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog.

One of the dragon constellation's stars used to be the North Star

The world's first laser weapon -- one that can "kill" threatening, airborne drones -- is ready for action, according to news sources.

A photo of Saturn's moon Enceladus looks poised for liftoff as jets fly from its southern hemisphere.

A common bacteria is furthering evidence that evolution is not entirely a blind process, subject to random changes in the genes, but that environmental stressors can also play a role.

Even though both look like tinted shades, eclipse viewers are very different from ordinary sunglasses, because they filter out far more light.

A new addition to the European Southern Observatory's network lets scientists capture a nearly complete view of the night sky.

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson posted a photo of her touring the company's hangar in Mojave, California, to Twitter. SpaceNews.com