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Astrophysicists from the University of Surrey and the University of Edinburgh have created a new method to measure the amount of dark matter at the centre of tiny "dwarf" galaxies.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have developed and tested an optical telescope system that can be used for Earth and space observation.

Construction of the space telescope CHEOPS is finished. The engineers from the Center for Space and Habitability (CSH) at the University of Bern will package the instrument this week and send it to Madrid, where it will ...

Despite their appearance solar tornadoes are not rotating after all, according to a European team of scientists. A new analysis of these gigantic structures, each one several times the size of the Earth, indicates that t...

Eutelsat's decision to scrap an investment in Viasat's ViaSat-3 system in favor of a fully-owned satellite means the two companies will now be competitors in the European broadband market -- a stance analysts view as bad...

A commercial crew contract modification moves NASA one step closer to using a test flight as an operational mission to maintain a presence on the ISS. SpaceNews.com

A new study by a team of international researchers shows how microbial life could exist in Venus' cloud tops, an idea suggested almost fifty years ago The post Could There Be Life in the Cloudtops of Venus? appeared firs...

The full Pink Moon peaks near the end of the month on Sunday, April 29, at 8:58 p.m. EDT (0058 GMT on April 30), offering a fine view for after-dinner skywatchers in the eastern U.S.

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is designed to spot planets orbiting nearby bright stars --

This new picture created from images from telescopes on the ground and in space tells the story of the hunt for an elusive missing object hidden amid a complex tangle of gaseous filaments in one of our nearest neighborin...

Robert Kurson was at the museum to see a submarine. The author of a bestselling book about the discovery of a U-boat, Kurson was visiting the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago when he came across the Apollo 8 com...

Square Kilometer Array: The nearly completed MeerKAT array in the Karoo. Credit: SARAO Cape Town, Friday 6 April 2018 - An article published today in The Astrophysical Journal presents the study of a magnetar - a star th...

As astronomers worldwide are preparing to explore the second data release of ESA's Gaia satellite, the Data Processing and Analysing Consortium announced just how many sources will be included in the new catalogue, which...

Despite their appearance solar tornadoes are not rotating after all, according to a European team of scientists. A new analysis of these gigantic structures, each one several times the size of the Earth, indicates that t...

Many cultures have recognized this constellation as the Lion.

Our week through the lens: 2-6 April 2018

Astronomers are back in the dark about what dark matter might be, after new observations showed the mysterious substance may not be interacting with forces other than gravity after all. Three years ago, an international ...

The slow death of a ring may have built up the distinctive ridges on Saturn's walnut-shaped moon.

Scientists have calculated an end date for the universe. Presuming there are no surprises, of course.

The incredibly precise measurement could help explain why the universe exists.

For some NASA scientists, the extreme environments they study aren't on a distant planet or moon -- they're right here on Earth.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo performed its first powered test flight in more than three years yesterday (April 5), and a new video takes you along for the highly anticipated ride.