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The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), managed by Universities Space Research Association (USRA), has compiled and made available an atlas of the Moon's south pole. Given NASA's recent direction to implement Space Poli...

(Frontiers) In 2020, NASA and European-Russian missions will look for evidence of past life on Mars. But while volcanic, igneous rock predominates on the Red Planet, virtually the entire Earth fossil record comes from se...

SpaceX called off the launch of its first 60 operational Starlink satellites to perform extra software tests, the company said late Thursday (May 16).

Our week through the lens: 13 - 17 May 2019

NASA announced May 16 it has selected 11 companies to begin studies and initial prototype development of portions of lunar landers the agency hopes can help it meet its 2024 human landing goal. SpaceNews.com

A House appropriations subcommittee approved a spending bill May 17 that provides NASA with more than $22.3 billion but largely ignores an administration request for an additional $1.6 billion to support plans for a 2024...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has clocked a total of 60,000 laps around Mars, during which time the probe has collected invaluable data about the planet's surface and atmosphere.

Curiosity will be coming 'round the Martian mountain when it comes -- and a colorful new animation highlights where exactly the mission is headed.

In the ongoing search for intelligent life, a new study recommends that we look for signs of an advanced civilization harnessing the power of neutrinos to create a beacon. The post Advanced Civilizations Could be Communi...

Sad fact of the Universe is that all stars will die, eventually. And when they do, what happens to their babies? Usually, the prognosis for the planets around a dying star is not good, but a new study says some might in ...

Critical life science continues apace aboard the International Space Station today helping NASA support human missions to the Moon and beyond. The Expedition 59 crew is also gearing up for another maintenance spacewalk a...

More information about the new "Star Trek" spinoff series focusing on Jean-Luc Picard is beginning to find its way to the public.

What is dark matter made of? It’s one of the most perplexing questions of modern astronomy. We know that dark matter is out there, since we can see its obvious gravitational influence on everything from galaxies to the...

For guests visiting Kennedy Space Center on May 18, Apollo history is in the cards.

As the biggest Earth observation conference in the world draws to a close, we take a look back on some of the week's highlights

Every minute, ESA's Earth observation satellites gather dozens of gigabytes of data about our planet - enough information to fill the pages on a 100-metre long bookshelf. Flying in low-Earth orbits, these spacecraft are ...

Every minute, ESA's Earth observation satellites gather dozens of gigabytes of data about our planet--enough information to fill the pages on a 100-metre long bookshelf. Flying in low-Earth orbits, these spacecraft are c...

Ice is without doubt one of the first casualties of climate change, but the effects of our warming world are not only limited to ice melting on Earth's surface. Ground that has been frozen for thousands of years is also ...

A small satellite designed to hunt for new planets beyond the solar system recently looked down at Earth to capture an image of California's "City of Stars."

Congress can sometimes feel as distant and impenetrable as a black hole -- which was the topic of a House Science Committee hearing held yesterday (May 16).

We usually associate the term 'Blue Moon' with a month containing two full moons. Nothing of that sort happens this month, and yet May 18 brings a Blue Moon nonetheless -- at least according to rules drawn up by an alman...

The space agency is granting a total of $45.5 million to 11 U.S. companies, including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, to help them develop spacecraft that can get astronauts to the lunar surface.