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Scientists have struggled for decades to explain how the two tiny moons of Mars came to be, but a new study relying on old data bolsters one of the two major hypotheses.

An international team of astronomers have used data from the Gaia satellite to backtrack 'Oumuamua to one of four star systems. The post Astronomers are Tracking the Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua to its Home System a...

A new NASA-led study helps answer decades-old questions about the role of smoke and human-caused air pollution on clouds and rainfall....

NASA has awarded a contract extension to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to continue operations and science support for the agency's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

A team of researchers in the UK have observed matter falling into a black hole at 30% the speed of light. They may have discovered why black holes in the early universe grew so quickly. The post Matter is Going Into this...

A long-overdue exploration roadmap report released by NASA Sept. 24 offers an overview of the agency's plans to send humans back to the moon and on to Mars, but few new details about how to carry out those plans. SpaceNe...

NASA still hasn't heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it again.

Israeli satellite operator Spacecom said Sept. 25 that it has terminated contracts awarded earlier this spring to manufacturer Space Systems Loral and launch provider SpaceX for Amos-8, a telecommunications satellite the...

NASA still hasn't heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it again....

Using data from ESA's Gaia stellar surveyor, astronomers have identified four stars that are possible places of origin of'Oumuamua, an interstellar object spotted during a brief visit to our Solar System in 2017.

Today (Sept. 25), leaders from around the world will gather at the United Nations Headquarters for "Space2030: Space as a Driver for Peace," an event to support the peaceful activity of humans in space.

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Integration of the European Service Module that will power Orion spacecraft complete

Five new NASA Earth science campaigns will take to the field starting in 2020 to investigate a range of pressing research questions, from what drives intense East Coast snowfall events to the impact of small-scale ocean ...

A team of astronomers led by Coryn Bailer-Jones of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy has tracked the interstellar object 'Oumuamua to several possible home stars. The object was discovered in late 2017 - this was th...

A European-made rocket will blast off Tuesday from French Guiana for the 100th time, in a symbolic landmark for its manufacturer as it comes under increasing pressure from Elon Musk's SpaceX programme.

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Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket aced its 100th launch tonight (Sept. 25), carrying two telecommunications satellites to orbit in a drama-filled liftoff.

It's one thing to step onto a foreign world's surface; it's another matter entirely to set foot beneath its surface, trusting your safety to the structural integrity of a tunnel-like cave.

If life ever got a foothold in the Martian subsurface long ago, it could have tapped into a plentiful chemical energy source, a new study suggests.

As Parker Solar Probe prepares for an unprecedented close-up of the sun, the new spacecraft sent data home showing that all is well in the mission.

NASA's next Mars rover will be named by a schoolkid, just like the agency's previous wheeled Red Planet explorers.

Four families of extremely young asteroids have been identified by researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Guaratinguetá, Brazil. An article on the discovery has been published in Monthly Noti...