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Satellite hardware and network builder Gilat of Israel, seeking to interest cellular operators in expanding their reach by satellite, is pressing forward with a strategy of building the entire network for them in exchang...

The growth of the biggest black holes in the Universe is outrunning the rate of formation of stars in the galaxies they inhabit, according to two new studies using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other tel...

According to a new study, there is a slim chance that Musk's Roadster (and Spaceman) could collide with Earth or Venus is a few eons. The post What are the Chances Musk’s Space Tesla is Going to Crash Into Venus or Ear...

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of supplies and equipment, including science investigations, to the International Space Station, currently targeted for no earlier than April.

The ESO's ESPRESSO instrument is getting all four of the telescopes at the Very Large Telescope to play nicely together, and the results will excite even the most discovery-weary space fan. The post Witness The Power Of ...

Three billion miles away on the farthest known major planet in our solar system, an ominous, dark storm - once big enough to stretch across the Atlantic Ocean from Boston to Portugal - is shrinking out of existence as se...

The Air Force creating a budget line for small launch is a "very good thing for the industry," said Steve Nixon, vice president of strategic development at Stratolaunch. SpaceNews.com

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

Fleet operator ViaSat's newest satellite could lose around 15 percent of its intended throughput due to an antenna problem discovered after launch. SpaceNews.com

"We started out analyzing 275 candidates, of which 149 were validated as real exoplanets. In turn, 95 of these planets have proved to be new discoveries," said U.S. doctoral student Andrew Mayo at the National Space Inst...

The biggest black holes in the universe are growing faster than the rate of stars being formed in their galaxies, according to two new studies using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes....

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory:

The exoplanet discoveries by NASA's Kepler space telescope keep rolling in.

A robotic Russian resupply ship linked up with the International Space Station early Thursday (Feb. 15) to deliver 3 tons of cargo, including fresh food, supplies and science gear for the astronauts on board.

Based on data from NASA's K2 mission, an international team of scientists has confirmed nearly 100 new exoplanets. This brings the total number of new exoplanets found with the K2 mission up to almost 300.

When professor Frank Israel graduated at Leiden Observatory some forty years ago, little did he know that one of his theories would be making headlines in 2018--in the form of a 3-D animation on the Internet, no less.

Earth observation image of the week: with the Chinese calendar rolling over into a new year today, the Sentinel-2 mission offers us a view of the country's capital

Vapour cloud trail left by the Chelyabinsk asteroid as seen by M. Ahmetvaleev on 15 February 2013.

Here's a new perspective on your home planet, helpfully provided by a NASA asteroid-sampling probe.

The beauty, intrigue and diversity of the Saturn system come through loud and clear in a newly released photo that doesn't even show the giant planet itself.

A single launch pumps a relatively small amount of emissions into the atmosphere, but SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has suggested sending a million people to Mars.

Elon Musk's space car is headed for a hell of a crash a few million years down the road, a new study suggests.