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The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE, also known as Wukong) mission published its first scientific results on Nov. 30 in Nature, presenting the precise measurement of cosmic ray electron flux, especially a spectral b...

The emerging generation of commercial satellite constellations with electro-optical infrared sensors "will soon provide another search sensor with near-continuous surveillance of important regions." SpaceNews.com

After delivering almost 7,400 pounds of cargo to support dozens of science experiments from around the world, the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station on Wednesday, Dec. 6. ...

Satellite manufacturer Orbital ATK on Nov. 30 shipped Yahsat's long-awaited Al Yah 3 high-throughput satellite to French Guiana for an Ariane 5 launch now scheduled for January. SpaceNews.com

The European Space Agency today committed 89.7 million euros ($106.7 million) split between a new advanced iteration of the Vega launcher and the successor to a spaceplane demonstrator that flew in 2015. SpaceNews.com

Is there life beyond Earth in the cosmos? Astronomers looking for signs have found that our Milky Way galaxy teems with exoplanets, some with conditions that could be right for extraterrestrial life. Such worlds orbit st...

It seems like even black holes can't resist the temptation to insert themselves unannounced into photographs. A cosmic photobomb found as a background object in images of the nearby Andromeda galaxy has revealed what cou...

"We know very well that black holes can be formed by the collapse of large stars, or as we have seen recently, the merger of two neutron stars," said Savvas Koushiappas, an associate professor of physics at Brown Univers...

The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on Wednesday's announcement of the intended nomination by President Donald Trump of Jeffrey DeWit to serve as the agency's Chief Financial Offi...

A background object in images of the nearby Andromeda galaxy has revealed what could be the most tightly coupled pair of supermassive black holes ever seen. "We were looking for a special type of star in M31 and thought ...

Dr. Claudius Gros explains the purpose, intent, and technology behind Project Genesis, which seeks to seed "transiently habitable" exoplanets with life to jumpstart the evolutionary process. The post The Genesis Project:...

Gemini Observatory: Gemini observations played a critical role in research by scientists at the University of Washington in their quest to identify an object which appears to be "photobombing" the Andromeda Galaxy. The r...

"Despite all odds, we see the best evidence yet that low-mass stars are forming startlingly close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way," said Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, an astronomer at Northwestern Uni...

After a decade-long hiatus from making replicas of sci-fi movie props and other cool space-themed collectibles, Master Replicas is back in business with some stellar new products.

The boundary between the Earth's outermost layer, the crust, and the underlying mantle is speckled with mysterious, blob-like regions that slow down seismic waves and lead to volcanic eruptions.

Registration is open for Phase 3 of NASA's 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, which searches for ways to create shelters for astronauts on locations such as the moon and Mars.

"DAMPE has opened a new window for observing the high-energy universe, unveiling new physical phenomena beyond our current understanding," Chang Jin, chief scientist of DAMPE, told Xinhua. "Our data may inspire some new ...

How do intercontinental ballistic missiles -- including the one North Korea launched Tuesday (Nov. 28) that flew more than 10 times higher than the International Space Station -- work?

Dark side or light side? First Order or the Resistance? The eyes have it with a new line of "Star Wars" makeup from Cargo Cosmetics.

NASA officials said Nov. 29 that they have given their approval, as expected, to SpaceX's use of a previously-flown Falcon 9 first stage on the next Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station.

A chemical reaction between ancient seawater and iron in Earth's mantle over eons could explain the formation of mysterious blobs in the planet's interior that dampen passing seismic waves, Stanford researchers say. Thes...

In the darkness of 2 a.m. on Aug. 26, the sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida, lit up with the bright plume of a Minotaur rocket lifting off from its launch pad. Aboard the rocket, a satellite developed by the MIT Lincoln L...