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One of the three companies NASA selected less than two months ago to carry payloads to the moon has informed the agency it won't be able to perform that mission and has terminated its nearly $100 million contract. SpaceN...

We won't have to wait much longer for our next update about SpaceX's Mars-colonizing spaceship, which the company calls Starship.

Two studies paint a full picture of the sun's 11-year cycle.

Launch of a Long March 2C from Xichang last week included a first use of grid fins by China to minimize the threat posed by the spent first stage to populated areas downrange. SpaceNews.com

NASA has announced the latest opportunity for industry to participate in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) efforts to deliver science and technology payloads to and near the Moon.

SASC Chairman Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said the committee conducted its own probe and concluded the allegations were "unproven." SpaceNews.com

Elon Musk has posted a four-panel video of the Falcon re-entry on his Twitter feed and it’s driving even jaded space-watchers into a frenzy. With all of SpaceX’s success, it’s easy to forget what a long road it’s...

The Russian-built Progress cargo ship went down in flames (on purpose) on Monday (July 29) and a space station astronaut made sure to capture its fiery doom on camera.

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog.

Wednesday's sky (July 31) is host to a somewhat unusual lunar event in the Western Hemisphere: a second new moon in a single month, which some people call a "Black Moon."

On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, six Canadian astronauts fanned out nationwide to spread a single message: This country is poised to do a lot more in human space exploration.

One physicist has developed a new method of studying exoplanets that could help scientists to determine their motion and whether or not they could host life.

Over the last month, massive quantities of the Sargassum seaweed have been washing up on the shores of Mexico, Florida in the US and some Caribbean islands, creating a serious environmental problem and causing havoc for ...

The stars of National Geographic's "The Right Stuff" have now experienced some of the real stuff.

Copernicus Sentinel-3 captures multiple blazes surrounding Yakutsk, capital of the Sakha Republic, Russia

Colonists could avoid the harsh environment of the lunar surface by living in subterranean lava tubes. But researchers first need to learn more about these curious structures.

After meeting all its benchmarks for demonstrating small-satellite weather forecasting capabilities during its first 90 days, a Colorado State University experimental satellite is operating after more than one year in lo...

By conducting timing observations, astronomers have uncovered important insights into the properties of the millisecond pulsar PSR J2055+3829. Results of the observations, presented in a paper published July 23 on arXiv....

Jeff Forbes is working on a research project slated for the International Space Station (ISS) to help us better understand and forecast conditions on the edge of space.

The Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, has successfully passed the final analysis review for its launch on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

At Europe's Spaceport the Ariane 6 mobile gantry, a 90 metre-high metallic structure built to house Ariane 6 underwent a 97 m rollout test last week to mimic prelaunch.

University teams are invited to submit their CubeSat proposal for the latest edition of our Fly Your Satellite! programme.