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A team of European astronomers recently conducted the first use of AI to identify 56 new gravitational lenses from a mountain of survey data. The post An Artificial Intelligence Just Found 56 New Gravitational Lenses app...

A new prototype radio telescope has begun observing the universe at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory. Constructed by a team of scientists, engineers, carpenters, and students, the prot...

Delays with Yahsat's Al Yah 3 satellite, now more than a year past its initial launch target, have forced Eutelsat Communications to hold off on expanding its Konnect Africa broadband business until next year. SpaceNews....

Thanks to a new study by an international team of astronomers, we now have the tools we need to map the far side of our galaxy. The post Astronomers Start Mapping the Structure of the Far Side of the Milky Way appeared f...

British satellite operator Inmarsat will launch its next Global Xpress satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket from Arianespace, the companies announced today. SpaceNews.com

A Queen's University Belfast scientist is leading an international team in studying a new visitor to our solar system - the first known comet or asteroid to visit us from another star.

Tom Choi is leaving his position as CEO of ABS, a satellite fleet operator he co-founded in 2006. SpaceNews.com

An Earth science mission launched more than 15 years ago has finally come to an end, slightly earlier than previously expected, NASA announced Oct. 27. SpaceNews.com

September 2017 saw a spate of solar activity, with the Sun emitting 27 M-class and four X-class flares and releasing several powerful coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, between Sept. 6-10. Solar flares are powerful bursts ...

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....

In a recent test at NASA's Glenn Research Center, the X3 Hall-effect ion engine broke the previous thrust and power records established by a Hall-effect thruster. The post The X3 Ion Engine Test Break Thrust Records appe...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: September 2017 saw a spate of solar activity, with the Sun emitting 27 M-class and four X-class flares and releasing several powerful coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, between Sept. 6-1...

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, popular culture, and an intriguing conspiracy or two. Earth's ...

When the International Astronautical Federation selected Adelaide, Australia, as the site of its 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), many feared the worst. SpaceNews.com

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: After more than 15 productive years in orbit, the U.S./German GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) satellite mission has ended science operations. During the...

Pluto, the most famous dwarf planet, lost its planet status in 2006. Learn more about dwarf planets of the solar system here.

Researchers based millions of kilometres from Mars have unveiled new evidence for how contemporary features are formed on the Red Planet. Their innovative lab-based experiments on carbon dioxide (CO2) sublimation - the p...

After more than 15 productive years in orbit, the U.S./German GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) satellite mission has ended science operations.

The moon's surface tells the story of the solar system's beginnings.

There are three theories as to how Earth's satellite could have been created.

The surface of the moon experiences great extremes in temperature, from boiling hot to freezing cold.

A trip to the moon takes about three days to travel more than 250,000 miles.