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A giant iceberg split off the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica almost a year ago -- but since then, the enormous hunk of ice hasn't gone very far, as a new comparison of satellite images released by NASA shows.

Maxar Technologies on July 16 purchased Neptec, a Canadian company with robotic expertise deemed useful for in-space activities like satellite servicing and building space stations. SpaceNews.com

When it comes to extrasolar planets, appearances can be deceiving. Astronomers have imaged a new planet, and it appears nearly identical to one of the best studied gas-giant planets....

Lockheed VP: "As the UK develops its space industry further, I think you'll see bigger economics from the mini-satellites and the value they create from data." SpaceNews.com

"We have found a gas-giant planet that is a virtual twin of a previously known planet, but it looks like the two objects formed in different ways," said Trent Dupuy, astronomer at the Gemini Observatory. Direct Wircam im...

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Moon and Mars seen from the International Space Station

If life on Earth is getting you down, maybe it's time to take a moment to think about the bigger picture -- like the view of our planet from the International Space Station.

While Lockheed Martin continues to suggest it will use Rocket Lab's Electron rocket at a Scottish launch site announced at the beginning of this week, company officials said July 17 they have yet to formally select a veh...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace once again collaborated on a hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education program with a rocket launch over southeastern Colorado....

One new children's book takes readers on a journey to Pluto with NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.

Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found--11 "normal" outer moons, and one that they're calling an "oddball." This brings Jupiter's total number of known moons to a whopping 79--the most of any planet in our Sol...

The International Astronomical Union reports that there are now 79 known Jovian moons, with a dozen found last year. --

Scientists have discovered 12 previously unknown moons orbiting Jupiter, and one of them is a real oddball.

Canadian astronomers have identified mode changing and giant pulses in the millisecond pulsar known as PSR B1957+20. It is the first time when mode changing mechanism has been observed in a millisecond pulsar. The findin...

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To discover and confirm the presence of a planet around stars other than the sun, astronomers wait until it has completed three orbits. However, this very effective technique has its drawbacks since it cannot confirm the...

We've scanned the schedule and pulled out the can't-miss panels and screenings that space lovers should make their top priority for Comic-Con International in San Diego from July 19 to 22.

Viking Orion, the newest Viking Ocean Cruise ship, made its debut in Italy on June 14, revealing a unique high-tech feature: a planetarium at sea.

NASA's Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, talks to Professor Steve Squyres, who as the Principal Investigator on the Mars Exploration Rover missions Spirit and Opportunity, has been at the forefront of our exploration of the...

The mission of the one-ton rover is to find out if Mars is, or was, capable of supporting life.

A novelty stationery company has taken note of the approaching 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and has launched memo books and paper spacecraft models to celebrate. Field Notes' "Three Missions" is themed to M...

Einstein was right about things he didn't even know existed.