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Over the past four years, NASA's Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET) Project has been maturing a novel, three-dimensional, woven Thermal Protection System (TPS) technology for science missions rec...

Earthbound detectives rely on fingerprints to solve their cases; now astronomers can do the same, using "light-fingerprints" instead of skin grooves to uncover the mysteries of exoplanets.

As NASA prepares to announce the astronauts who will fly the first commercial crew missions, an independent safety board is cautioning that it is still too soon to set dates for those flights. SpaceNews.com

Maxar Technologies is setting up a new organization focused solely on small satellites while continuing to downsize its geostationary satellite manufacturing business at Space Systems Loral. SpaceNews.com

NASA's Flight Opportunities Program has selected four companies to integrate and fly technology payloads on commercial suborbital reusable platforms that carry payloads near the boundary of space.

According to a new NASA-supported study, Mars does not have enough carbon dioxide to undergo the terraforming process The post Uh oh, Mars Doesn’t Have Enough Carbon Dioxide to be Terraformed appeared first on Universe...

Ancient relics confirm our solar system’s tempestuous origins --

"Mars has always been the backyard of our imaginations, the place we might one day live or from where invaders would come in flying saucers to enslave us and steal our water. Our robots have already crossed that space ag...

Earth's neighboring planet, Mars, is closer than it has been in the past 15 years, offering unusually bright views of the Red Planet's auburn hues.

A historic NASA spacecraft has landed on long-term display at the museum named for its pilot.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite has imaged signs of drought around Berlin, Germany

Early this morning, Mars made its closest approach to Earth since 2003 -- but if you missed it, the Red Planet is still a magnificent sight to see in the sky.

Where are all the aliens? Scientists have some ... unusual theories.

The Large Hadron Collider accelerated lead nuclei with orbiting electrons along its tunnel for the first time, opening new scientific doors.

"We use our own solar system and all we know about its incredible diversity of fascinating worlds as our Rosetta Stone," said co-author Lisa Kaltenegger, associate professor of astronomy and director of the Carl Sagan In...

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: three destinations in one picture - Mars, Moon and the International Space Station

What's deadly about these striking swirls in the sea?

No issue in space law over the past two years has generated more domestic controversy than Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty and, specifically, its effect on private space activities. SpaceNews.com

XMM-Newton studies some of the most violent space phenomena. It investigates the X-ray emission characteristics of galaxies, black holes, neutron stars and pulsars.

China launched an Earth observation satellite early on Tuesday, seeing the country equaling its record for launches in a calendar year with 22. SpaceNews.com

Testing tools and technologies for refueling and repairing satellites in orbit won't be the only demonstration taking place aboard the International Space Station during NASA's next Robotic Refueling Mission 3, or RRM3.

This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) shows a beautiful spiral galaxy called NGC 6744. At first glance, it resembles our Milky Way albeit larger, measuring more than 200,000...