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A space shuttle-era main engine is undergoing a series of daily test firings to demonstrate its suitability for use on a reusable spaceplane under development. SpaceNews.com

New observations reveal an infant alien world coalescing from gas and dust around a young star --

We usually look for signs of life on planets like ours--but maybe we are looking in the wrong place

The Chandra X-ray image reveals huge bubbles of hot gas above and below the plane of the galaxy....

A.J. (Drew) Feustel @Astro_Feustel Wonderful to see the nation's capital on a clear day! A single image steeped in so much history and potential. Happy Independence Day! #FourthofJuly2018 Larger image...

A team of international astronomers recently captured the first image of a newly-formed planet, which will allow astronomers to test models of planetary formation The post Stunning First Ever Photograph of a Newly Formin...

Einstein's understanding of gravity, as outlined in his general theory of relativity, predicts that all objects fall at the same rate, regardless of their mass or composition. This theory has passed test after test here ...

NASA wishes you a safe and happy Independence Day....

Physicists in Italy are about to start up a new experiment designed to hunt for hypothetical particles such as the "dark photon" and carriers of a possible fifth force of nature. "Dark Photons would provide a 'portal bet...

An international team of astronomers propose that around 8 billion to 10 billion years ago, an unknown dwarf galaxy smashed into our own Milky Way. The dwarf did not survive the impact: It quickly fell apart, and the wre...

Astronomers have identified the first metal-polluted white dwarf star from the Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2) provided by ESA's Gaia satellite. The newly found star received designation GaiaJ1738'0826. The finding is detailed...

Like a July 4 fireworks display a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an aerial burst....

While you're waiting to watch fireworks this Fourth of July, take a look up at the sky to spot Venus and other bright visible planets.

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover remains silent as a giant dust storm continues to swirl on the Red Planet.

The Earth recently put on a spectacular show for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

This July Fourth, astronauts finally have a day off.

Malaysian fleet operator Measat will soon join the increasingly crowded club of companies with high-throughput satellites in the Asia Pacific. SpaceNews.com

An international team of astronomers has discovered an ancient and dramatic head-on collision between the Milky Way and a smaller object, dubbed the "Sausage" galaxy. The cosmic crash was a defining event in the early hi...

Last month a rocket thundered off a NASA launch pad in Virginia, destined for the International Space Station. Nestled among the 7,400 lbs. of supplies was a handful of seeds designed to open new windows into our knowled...

These two images of Lake Superior and surrounding area show the first data downlinked from the CubeSat Multispectral Observation System (CUMULOS) cameras. The image on the left, taken by a short-wavelength infrared camer...

Europe's next four Galileo satellites have been fuelled at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for their launch on 25 July.

A test model of the main imager for Europe's forthcoming Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite being lifted towards Europe's largest vacuum chamber for simulated space testing.