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A discussion of China at the latest National Space Council meeting took a more nuanced view of the country than is typical in such conversations, seeing the rising space power as a competitor and adversary but also a pot...

NASA's vision for lunar exploration includes landing astronauts, from NASA and its partners, on the surface of the moon by the late 2020s, the agency's acting administrator said Feb. 20.

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, currently under development, is designed to carry humans and cargo to the moon, Mars and deep space. A recent ignition test brings engineers one step closer to achieving this spac...

The Air Force Research Laboratory is looking to "advance the technology and scientific knowledge supporting all aspects of space systems." SpaceNews.com

Kaku engages SETI astronomer Seth Shostak to discuss the possibility of future alien contact. Kaku had this to say: I get asked if the aliens are evil and want to destroy us. Maybe, but I think in the main they...    ...

"The ocean bed on Europa appears to offer very similar conditions to those that existed on primitive Earth during its first billion years. So studying Europa today is to some extent like looking back at our own planet in...

People rarely enjoy meeting a jellyfish. On the beach they appear limp, amorphous, and blistered in the sun. In the water it's often a brush of a tentacle on exposed skin followed by a sting. They hardly evoke the serene...

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Spanish Paz radar imaging satellite into orbit on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, along with two prototype internet service satellites. See amazing photos of the mission in this slideshow.