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Ellen Lord: "We want to make sure we assess the threat and come up with a strategy to dominate in space and make sure we have offensive and defensive capabilities." SpaceNews.com

In an instant, the airburst devastated an area north of the Dead Sea.

As Virgin Galactic gets closer to its first suborbital flights into space, a potential change in terminology could make it easier for the company to achieve that milestone. SpaceNews.com

Defense officials acknowledge that rearranging budget priorities is like turning around a battleship. SpaceNews.com

As NASA's InSight mission lands on Mars, its companions sail onward --

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

Our InSight mission arrives at Mars, announcing the companies that will help us get to the Moon, and the space station's next crew wraps up prelaunch activities ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week...

A new paper reveals that it would cost less to slow climate change than it would to fix New York City's subway system.

With InSight safely on the surface of Mars, the mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is busy learning more about the spacecraft's landing site. They knew when InSight landed on Nov. 2...

SpaceX is now aiming to launch a reusable Falcon 9 booster on its third flight, a first for the company, no earlier than Monday (Dec. 3) to allow time for additional checks.

NASA apparently likes to keep its Mondays exciting; tomorrow, the agency will participate in a crew launch to the International Space Station and oversee a spacecraft reaching its asteroid target; SpaceX will also launch...

During its full first day on Mars, NASA's solar-powered InSight lander generated more electrical power in one day than any previous Mars vehicle has, mission team members said.