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The White House is establishing a new policy for reducing satellite clutter in space.

President Trump will sign a new space policy directive June 18 addressing space traffic management issues.

President Trump will sign a new space policy directive June 18 addressing space traffic management issues, closely following the proposed policy that Vice President Pence announced in April. SpaceNews.com

An international team of astronomers has conducted multi-wavelength photometric and spectropolarimetric observations of the quasar 3C 279, which revealed three different activity periods in this object. The finding is re...

A view of the Juice thermal development model inside the Large Space Simulator at ESA's technical heart in the Netherlands.

"Can AI, advanced robotics, self-driving cars, and other recent breakthroughs spread prosperity to the population at large?" Artificial intelligence is offering an amazing opportunity to increase prosperity, but whether ...

In 2006, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) established orbit around the Red Planet. Using an advanced suite of scientific instruments - which include cameras, spectrometers, and radar - this spacecraft has been an...

The early Earth may have been more temperate than previously thought, suggesting that the window for life to get a foothold on rocky planets around the galaxy could be quite large.

Sally Ride -- the United States' first woman in space -- has inspired countless people, as she lived a life committed to science, education and inclusion.

Today - Post Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Activities: Following yesterday's successful US EVA #51 Node 2 (N2) Forward External Wireless Communications (EWC), the crew began stowing the tools and cameras used during the ...

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Monday's signing of Space Policy Directive-3 by President Donald Trump:

Nathan Myhrvold argues that the scientific approach of the landmark NEOWISE space-rock mission is deeply flawed --

"By focusing on molecules present only on the studied exoplanet that are absent from its host star, our technique would effectively "erase" the star, leaving only the exoplanet," explains Jens Hoeijmakers researcher at t...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory:

35 years after making history as the first American woman in space, the late astronaut’s story is still inspiring young women to embrace science and engineering --

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the Pentagon to create a new US "space force," which he said would become the sixth branch of the American military.

President Trump signed Space Policy Directive - 3 on space traffic management today at the beginning of the third National Space Council Meeting....

Scientists have been able to prove the existence of small black holes and those that are super-massive but the existence of an elusive type of black hole, known as intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) is hotly debated. ...

"You've seen it without knowing it. Remember that wild news in December about a secret Pentagon UFO program? And those grainy military videos showing radar images of unexplained phenomena -- white, Tic-Tac-shaped objects...

Students from Brooklyn, New York, will have the opportunity to talk with astronauts on the International Space Station this week as part of NASA's Year of Education on Station.

"Because of the dust that absorbed any visible light, this particular tidal disruption event may be just the tip of the iceberg of what until now has been a hidden population," Mattila said. "By looking for these events ...

The photosynthetic organisms subsist on redder, lower-energy light than other species, and could be a new source of fuel and air for interplanetary outposts --