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In an online publication, this astronomer reports the detection of a very bright object in the night sky that wasn't there before. Turns out, he's thousands of years late for this discovery.

A team of researchers with the University of Copenhagen and the Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions has come up with a new explanation regarding the difference in composition of the planets in our so...

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Crew aboard the International Space Station are now running two Veggie facilities simultaneously!...

NASA's next mission to the Red Planet will be the topic of a media briefing at 5 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. PDT) Thursday, March 29, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. The briefing will air live on ...

70,000 years ago, Scholz's Star visited our neighbourhood, and changed the trajectories of hundreds of objects in out Solar System. The post 70,000 Years Ago a Nearby Star Messed With the Orbits Of Comets and Asteroids i...

The 2018 defense appropriation may be the one and only chance for Congress to add $600 million for two new satellites given how large of an increase the Pentagon is getting -- $61 billion more than last year's funding. S...

On the outskirts of our galaxy, a cosmic tug-of-war is unfolding--and only NASA's Hubble Space Telescope can see who's winning.

The team behind Illustris have now released the first results of their IllustrisTNG simulation, the most accurate simulation of the Universe to date. The post Researchers Create the Most Detailed Simulation of the Univer...

A final fiscal year 2018 omnibus spending bill released March 21 fully funds two key weather satellite programs at NOAA while increasing funding for future weather satellites and space weather efforts. SpaceNews.com

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Andrei Zheleznyakov was working on chemical weapons in the 1980s when a hood malfunction exposed him to the deadly nerve agent. Before former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapsed on a park bench in Salisbu...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 95 percent of the Earth's oceans has yet to be seen by human eyes. Given that 70 percent of our planet is water, it's like we have a completely submerged ...

A new company from ESA's UK business incubator has developed an autonomous boat that is propelled by the waves and carries ocean sensors powered by solar energy.

The U.S. National Park Service has partnered with the McDonald Observatory to create training programs for park rangers and improve skywatching events.

"The leader of NASA should not be political. The leader of NASA should not be bipartisan; the leader of NASA should be nonpartisan. And when that has occurred -- when it has been partisan in the past -- we've had...   ...

According to this year's Global Risk Report by the World Economic Forum, water crises are one of the five biggest risks to society. ESA is working with development banks to help water-resource authorities use information...

It takes physical activity to stay heart-healthy on Earth and even more to stay healthy in space.

Meteorite impacts and geological formations: So far, exploration of Mars has focused on its surface. The "InSight" mission of NASA and European partners starting on May 5, 2018 will now concentrate on the "inner values" ...

Last month, ESA's Gaia satellite experienced a technical anomaly followed by a 'safe mode' event. After thorough examination, the spacecraft was successfully recovered and resumed normal scientific operations, while the ...

NASA's next lander, InSight, will study the interior structure of Mars for signs of tectonic activity.

The 50th anniversary of the first humans to fly to the moon has inspired the design of a timepiece by the watchmaker that made the chronographs worn by the crew.