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National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO):

(ESO) The GRAVITY instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has made the first direct observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry. This method revealed a complex exoplanetary atmosphere ...

Two incredible new images from the Hubble Space Telescope show galaxies in all their shining glory.

Astronomers who study stars are providing a valuable assist to the planet-hunting astronomers pursuing the primary objective of NASA's new TESS Mission.

Two NASA astronauts were on the verge of making history this week by becoming the first women to take a spacewalk unaccompanied by men. Here's why NASA canceled that milestone.

In the wake of the March 27 Indian anti-satellite test, Brian Weeden of the Secure World Foundation suggested companies consider boycotting India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). SpaceNews.com

NASA's chief says the agency is all set to meet a new challenge -- returning humans to land on the moon within the next five years.

A new study takes a look at the Fermi Paradox by considering the possibility that alien von Neumann probes could be devouring themselves. The post Maybe Self-Replicating Robot Probes are Destroying Each Other. That’s W...

A New Jersey high school production of "Alien" -- the 1979 movie that kicked off a multi-film franchise -- went viral over the weekend.

Amid technical and political hurdles, a veteran planetary scientist takes charge of a key part of Europa Clipper, a spacecraft targeted at the solar system’s most intriguing moon --

Mars had large rivers long after the planet lost most of its atmosphere to space, a new study suggests.

Caught in a cosmic dance, our nearest neighbor galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds, are cartwheeling and circling each other as they fall toward our galaxy, the Milky Way. The gravitational interaction between the Clouds spa...

What looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Officially named Westerhout 40 (W40), the butterfly is a n...

ST Engineering said the acquisition will add "intellectual property, products and market access," highlighting Newtec's European presence, strength in broadcast, and recent successful low-Earth orbit communications testi...

NASA responded to accusations of sexism Wednesday over its decision to cancel a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts due to a lack of well-fitting spacesuits.

The asteroid Ryugu may be surprisingly dry, but that doesn't mean you have to be.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features:

In these times of transition and uncertainty, the national security space industry needs a prominent voice in Washington, says Steve Jacques, the acting executive director of a newly formed nonprofit, the National Securi...

When it comes to moons, potentially habitable worlds tend to steal the spotlight -- but NASA may send a mission to a world that's certainly dead biologically, but far from it geologically.

As NASA commits to performing another cost and schedule estimate for the James Webb Space Telescope, the chairman of an independent review board said he's concerned about its ability to remain on track for a launch in tw...

Space missions have long benefited from some autonomous operations being carried out aboard spacecraft, but with a sharp increase expected in the number of satellites being launched in the next few years, researchers are...

Two tough, resilient NASA spacecraft have been orbiting Earth for the past six and a half years, flying repeatedly through a hazardous zone of charged particles known as the Van Allen radiation belts. The twin Van Allen ...