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A new study led by NASA's Ames Research Center has indicated that microorganisms are not likely to survive in Mars' dry environment, but could be preserved there. The post Mars is 1000x Drier Than the Driest Places on Ea...

NASA's newest space telescope, an instrument designed to search for relatively nearby alien planets, began gathering science data on Wednesday (July 25).

Three senators introduced legislation July 25 to reform commercial space regulations, including a provision that conflicts with language in a bill passed by the House.

A secretive California company carried out a suborbital launch from an Alaska spaceport July 20, but a week after the event few details about the event are clear, including its outcome. SpaceNews.com

QUINTUCO, Argentina -- "The giant antenna rises from the desert floor like an apparition, a gleaming metal tower jutting 16 stories above an endless wind-whipped stretch of Patagonia. The 450-ton device, with its hulking...

QUINTUCO, Argentina -- "The giant antenna rises from the desert floor like an apparition, a gleaming metal tower jutting 16 stories above an endless wind-whipped stretch of Patagonia. The 450-ton device, with its hulking...

"We expect TESS will discover a number of planets whose atmospheric compositions, which hold potential clues to the presence of life, could be precisely measured by future observers," said George Ricker, TESS principal i...

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite takes us over Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Famous as a resort on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, this coastal strip along the Red Sea is peppered with bars, restaurants and hotels....

The Milky Way is filled with interstellar matter, gas and dust clouds that absorb the light from the stars that obscures the view of the central region and makes it impossible to see the overarching structure. For this r...

The severity and scope of the wildfire situation along the U.S. West Coast are on full display in a new photo by NASA's Terra satellite.

The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century dazzled skygazers across the globe Friday, coinciding with Mars' closest approach in 15 years in a thrilling celestial spectacle.

Curiosity and awe have greeted a complete lunar eclipse, the longest one of this century and visible in much of the world.

The most massive known star is R136a1, more than 300 times as massive as the sun.