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New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have uncovered the never-before-seen close encounter between two astoundingly bright and spectacularly massive galaxies in the early universe....

Today - Human Research Program (HRP) Collections (Biochemical Profile, Repository): A 51S crewmember completed Flight Day (FD) 120 blood and urine sample collections to support the Biochemical Profile and Repository expe...

One of the most spectacular achievements in physics so far this century has been the observation of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time that result from masses accelerating in space....

NASA's Orion spacecraft is scheduled to undergo a design test in April 2019 of the capsule's launch abort system (LAS)....

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: Life. It's the one thing that, so far, makes Earth unique among the thousands of other planets we've discovered. Since the fall of 1997, NASA satellites have continuously and globally ...

Some 15,000 scientists from 184 countries worldwide have signed a letter warning that Earth's environment is on the road to destruction. The "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: Second Notice," calls for action to ave...

Astronomers around the world will have immediate access to early data from specific science observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which will be completed within the first five months of Webb's science oper...

New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have uncovered the never-before-seen close encounter between two astoundingly bright and spectacularly massive galaxies in the early universe....

Before its brief mission ended unexpectedly in March 2016, Japan's Hitomi X-ray observatory captured exceptional information about the motions of hot gas in the Perseus galaxy cluster. Now, thanks to unprecedented detail...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: One of the most spectacular achievements in physics so far this century has been the observation of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time that result from masses a...

A new mathematical model suggests planets interact with these structures in complex ways --

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO): New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have uncovered the never-before-seen close encounter between two astoundingly bright and spectacu...

A team of Tasmanian researchers has uncovered rare, living stromatolites deep within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Stromatolites are layered mounds, columns, and sheet-like sedimentary rocks. They were or...

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The Antares rocket lifted the Cygnus spacecraft, carrying 3.3 tons of material for researchers at the ISS. This included 14 cubesats to study high speed optical transmission of data called the Optical Communications and ...

You don't have to be a scientist or an engineer to join our space adventure. Check out the creative ways you can be involved and inspired...

(Phys.org)--Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), an international group of researchers has detected radio emissions from the accreting X-ray pulsar and symbiotic X-ray binary system designated GX 1+4. It is t...

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An expedition of astronauts, planetary scientists and engineers is off to Spain's Canary Island of Lanzarote to learn best how to explore uncharted planets. The training will equip space travellers with a geologist's eye...

Virgin Galactic eventually aims to add point-to-point passenger flights to its repertoire, which would dramatically reduce the time needed to get from Boston to Beijing or Sydney to San Francisco, company CEO George Whit...

A privately funded team may beat NASA to the punch when it comes to looking for life on the Saturn moon Enceladus.