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As the crew of the International Space Station worked Aug. 30 to fix, at least temporarily, a minor air leak, the incident illustrated the growing orbital debris risk to the outpost and strains in American and Russian ap...

The moon may be a much-needed pit stop for a very long journey to Mars. SpaceNews.com

NASA is inviting media to view NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft Thursday, Oct. 4, ahead of its scheduled launch aboard a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket Saturday, Oct. 6, at 4 a.m. EDT from Cap...

A recent survey conducted using the ESO's VISTA telescope revealed newly-formed stars and stars nearing their death in the Carina Nebula. The post Telescope Pierces into One of the Biggest Nebulae in the Milky Way to Rev...

The NASA-funded Hawai'i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (Hi-SEAS) program is preparing astronauts for long-term missions to Mars, which could include a lot of cave exploring! The post This is the Habitat in Hawai...

Russia's space agency says air pressure on the International Space Station has been restored to proper levels after a leak was repaired.

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The planetary scientist was an outspoken advocate of lunar missions as the preferred next steps for human spaceflight --

A telescope captured the nuanced details of the Carina Nebula, where new stars take the equivalent of their first cosmic breaths.

The two science orbiters of the joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission are connected in their launch configuration and the European science orbiter and transport module have been given the go-ahead to be loaded with propella...

In the future, when spacecrafts are sent to other planets or when the rotation of planet Earth is studied, a new reference frame will be used. On 30 August, at the General Meeting of the International Astronomical Union ...

A planet-encircling dust storm on Mars, which was first detected May 30 and halted operations for the Opportunity rover, continues to abate.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

Our week through the lens: 27 - 31 August 2018

One of the biggest Martian dust storms on record is clearing up after nearly three months, raising hope that NASA's stranded, solar-powered robotic vehicle, Opportunity, will soon come back to life.

Sending humans back to the moon won't require a big Apollo-style budget bump, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.

NASA has released its plan to handle the embattled Mars rover Opportunity, which has been silent since June -- and some scientists intimately familiar with the project said the timeline doesn't do the grizzled robot just...

The Defense Department is moving ahead with previously announced plans to stand up a four-star U.S. Space Command as part of a broader effort to reorganize military space forces, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesd...

Many people enjoy gazing at the night sky, and once in a while, something up there appears to look right back at us.

If you spend time gazing at the stars on a clear night, you're guaranteed to see a satellite or two passing among them. But how do you know what you've seen?

The solar-powered Opportunity hasn't made a peep since June 10, when a worsening dust storm plunged the rover's environs into deep darkness. But the skies should soon be clear enough for Opportunity's batteries to start ...

The two science orbiters of the joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission are connected in their launch configuration and the European science orbiter and transport module have been given the go-ahead to be loaded with propella...