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While the United States has the advanced technology and capable workforce it would need for further space exploration, it lacks the focus and prioritization that assured the success of the Apollo program, Apollo flight d...

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced that the U.S. would land astronauts on the moon "before the decade is out."

Astronomers have spotted a distant pair of titanic black holes headed for a collision.

NASA's Earth observation satellites have spotted the largest seaweed bloom in the world, a belt of algae stretching 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometers) from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.

Edith Gustan's name appears in the fourth paragraph of a Seattle Times article from 1970, a skinny strip of text above a nearly full-page ad for Sears' Mother's Day sale that advertises, among other things, "incontestabl...

On the National Security Space Launch program, the administration "strongly objects" to HASC language "as it would increase mission risk for the nation's national security satellites." SpaceNews.com

With an $800 million infusion thanks to a merger with a public investment vehicle, Virgin Galactic expects to rapidly build up commercial operations and be profitable as soon as 2021. SpaceNews.com

Scientists created a computer simulation to test an alternative theory to the evolution of the cosmos.

Biomedical research and space agriculture dominated the Expedition 60 crew's schedule today. The investigations aboard the International Space Station are helping scientists, doctors and engineers plan human missions to ...

A NASA and NSF-supported study by an MIT geophysicist indicates that carbon emissions could push the Earth's oceans past a "threshold", leading to a possible mass extinction. The post New Study Shows How Breaching “Car...

The growing problem of space debris in LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) is garnering more and more attention. With thousands of satellites in orbit, and thousands more on the way, our appetite for satellites seems boundless. But ev...

The Virgin Galactic sister company performed its first-ever drop test today (July 10), releasing a LauncherOne rocket from its Boeing 747 carrier plane over California's Mojave Desert.

Virgin Galactic's sister company Virgin Orbit conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California on Wednesday, a key step toward space missions.

Australia's competition watchdog agency ruled out the idea of Telstra buying the National Broadband Network. SpaceNews.com

Google is launching a variety of new "experiences" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic moon mission, which put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin down on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.

We may now know why the moon has so much less bling than Earth.

As our solar system was forming nearly four and a half billion years ago, a planet-sized object struck the early Earth, leading to the formation of the moon, possibly from a hot, spinning cloud of rock vapor called a syn...

Cornell astronomers have reached into nature's color palette from early Earth to create a cosmic "cheat sheet" for looking at distant worlds. By correlating tints and hues, researchers aim to understand where discovered ...

Graphene's discovery in 2004 sparked the flame of endless possibility within the science and technology communities due to its astounding properties. SpaceNews.com

Inmarsat's recent large order showcases the company's confidence in continuing to invest in geostationary orbit -- a notable commitment given the industrywide debate over the optimal orbits for broadband services. SpaceN...

The Swedish engineering firm Sandvik is looking for space applications for the 3D-printed diamond composite it unveiled at a recent additive manufacturing conference. SpaceNews.com

Damage from two strong earthquakes that rattled Southern California on July 4 and July 5 - a magnitude 6.4 and a magnitude 7.1, respectively - can be seen from space....