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The Trump administration set NASA on a new course at the first meeting of the National Space Council --

A new study by an international team of researchers has proposed a new theory about Tabby's Star, indicating that it be due to an uneven dust cloud orbiting the star The post Not an Alien Megastructure, a Cloud of Dust o...

The discovery of evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars identifies an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: The discovery of evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars identifies an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth. A...

Media are invited to view and photograph Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft, packed with cargo and scientific experiments for its upcoming flight to the International Space Station, at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 18, at ...

This week's link to headlines around the world on the threats, opportunities, and dangers facing our fragile planet --along with an occasional dash of humor and intriguing conspiracy. China's New Electric Car Rules Are A...

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog.

Astronomers have identified a bumper crop of dual supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies....

In November 1572 a supernova explosion was observed in the direction of the constellation of Cassiopeia, and its most famous observer was Tycho Brahe, one of the founders of modern observational astronomy. The explosion ...

When I saw the word "Atari" eerily glowing on a building in the devastated Los Angeles of "Blade Runner 2049," I knew everything was going to be just fine.

Yes, the moon rotates on its axis. The moon's rate of rotation nearly matches its orbital period, which keep the same side facing Earth.

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk envisions a time in the near future when long-distance travelers on Earth can hop on a rocket to go across the globe in less than an hour.

"A picture is emerging that suggests Dione could be a fossil of the wondrous activity Cassini discovered spraying from Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus or perhaps a weaker copycat Enceladus," said Bonnie Buratti of NASA's ...

"A picture is emerging that suggests Dione could be a fossil of the wondrous activity Cassini discovered spraying from Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus or perhaps a weaker copycat Enceladus," said Bonnie Buratti of NASA's ...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: At a distance of just 160,000 light-years, the Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the Milky Way's closest companions. It is also home to one of the largest and most intense regions of ac...

In today's modern, fast-paced world, human activity is very much reliant on electrical infrastructure. If the power grids go down, our climate control systems will shut off, our computers will die, and all electronic for...

The skies are lighting up with meteor showers this month and if you plan on catching any of mother nature's light shows, you'll need to stock up on some outdoor gear. Space.com's sister site ActiveJunky is offering a 15 ...

ESA Space Science: ESA and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, together with the BBK Foundation, have joined forces to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this emblematic arts centre. Chasmata is a pioneering journey to Mars thr...

Our week through the lens: 2-6 October 2017

The International Space Station (ISS) crosses the face of the nearly full moon in a gorgeous composite image snapped by astrophotographer Alexander Krivenyshev.

After 16 years of orbiting the Red Planet, NASA's record-breaking Mars Odyssey spacecraft has captured its first photos of the Martian moon Phobos.

Earth's moon doesn't have much of an atmosphere today. However, it may have had a more prominent atmosphere 3 billion to 4 billion years ago, when volcanic eruptions spewed giant clouds of gas above the lunar surface, a ...