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SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at approximately 10:14 a.m. EDT, southwest of Long Beach, California, and the recovery process is underway, marking the end of the company's twelfth contract...

Thousands of new jobs and boosted local economies are the direct results from ESA's investment in young companies through its business incubators, which have now fostered more than 500 start-ups that adapt space technolo...

Swirling columns of sand and dust, known as dust devils, are a feature of desert areas on Mars and on Earth. Now, a study of terrestrial dust devils has shown that around two thirds of the fine particles lifted by these ...

The nominee to be the next administrator of NASA says that he believes the agency's top challenges include maintaining "consistency and constancy of purpose" that can support long-term plans, while building up internatio...

For decades, astronomers have known about irregular outbursts from the double star system V745 Sco, which is located about 25,000 light years from Earth. Astronomers were caught by surprise when previous outbursts from t...

Astronomers have embarked on the largest observing project in the more than four-decade history of the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA)--a huge survey of the sky that promises a rich sc...

One concern is what implications this merger could have in ongoing efforts to modernize the nation's intercontinental ballistic missiles. Orbital ATK is one of two key suppliers of rocket motors that would power future I...

NASA Kennedy Space Center: Cassini gazes across the icy rings of Saturn toward the icy moon Tethys, whose night side is illuminated by Saturnshine, or sunlight reflected by the planet. Photo credit: NASA/JPL The spacecra...

The hellish world WASP-12b is darker than fresh asphalt in visible light, but glows red-hot in infrared --

NASA is now considering multiple proposals for a return to the ringed planet --

As the U.S. Air Force looks to hone its recently issued warfighting operational concepts for space, Lockheed Martin has developed a digital battle manager that promises to integrate the domain into overall planning to a ...

"I will continue to advocate for space for all the services, and in particular for the Air Force," Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson said Sept. 18 at the Air Force Association's Air Space Cyber conference here. S...

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO): Astronomers have embarked on the largest observing project in the more than four-decade history of the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) -- a...

A study using multiple radio telescopes confirms that supermassive black holes found in the centers of galaxies can form gravitationally bound pairs when galaxies merge.

The asteroid belt may have originally started out empty, later becoming a "cosmic refugee camp" taking on leftovers of planetary formation from across the solar system, a new study finds.

"We need to update our research priorities, but validation of research areas isn't enough," Wilson said during her keynote speech at the annual Air Force Association Air Space Cyber Conference. SpaceNews.com

River deposits exist across the surface of Mars and record a surface environment from over 3.5 billion years ago that was able to support liquid water at the surface. A region of Mars named Aeolis Dorsa contains some of ...

Six "astronauts" spent eight months in the HI-SEAS mock Mars habitat to simulate life on the Red Planet. See photos from their mock Mars mission.

A new study has demonstrated the potential to use digital holographic microscopy (DHM) to detect microorganisms and evidence of life in water collected from the plume rising from the surface of Saturn's icy moon Enceladu...

The 2017 Air Force Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference theme is "Breaking Barriers: Heritage to Horizons." It is the nation's premier event for defense and aerospace professionals from across the globe. SpaceNews...

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and is known for its many moons, its dangerous radiation belt and its iconic Great Red Spot.

What do you call a group of new astronauts who are a tad green around the collar, a bit shell-shocked at being chosen and who saw their new home submerged underwater just after they arrived at NASA? "The Turtles," of cou...