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Ricardo Galvão discusses his dismissal after Amazon deforestation data rankled President Bolsonaro --

The U.S. Air Force's X-37B military space plane has now been circling Earth for 700 days, just a few weeks shy of the vehicle's spaceflight-duration record.

The production of the third Delta 4 Heavy rocket under this contract is expected to be completed by January 2024. SpaceNews.com

In the late 1950's, before NASA had any intentions of going to the Moon - or needing a computer to get there — the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory had designed and built a small prototype probe they hoped would one day ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's streamlined licensing rules for small satellites sailed through a vote Aug. 1, establishing a path for companies to secure spectrum rights much faster and cheaper than current...

Roccor is hoping the recent success of the Planetary Society's Lightsail 2 will bolster interest in a retractable solar sail the Longmont, Colorado, small business displayed at the Small Satellite Conference here. SpaceN...

Are you worried about the sun suddenly blinking out? Never fear -- our star still has billions of years left to shine.

They may look like waffle-makers, but China's new rocket fins are cooking up something even more special: the ability to guide rockets to a safe zone after launch.

Telesat plans to use an 85 million Canadian dollar ($64.7 million) investment by the government of Canada on the first dozen satellites of its low Earth orbit broadband constellation. SpaceNews.com

A team of scientists estimated that the last magnetic-field reversal took place over 22,000 years.

Sen. Jack Reed: "I think within a year, next year at this time, we'll have a Space Force." SpaceNews.com

A new study suggests the last field reversal 773,000 years ago took 22,000 years to occur, which could explain some of the inner workings of our planet’s core --

On Friday evening, assuming your skies are reasonably clear, you'll be able to see the moon passing near to the largest planet in the solar system: Jupiter.

Astronomers have used the combined power of multiple astronomical observatories around the world and in space to discover a treasure trove of previously unknown ancient massive galaxies. This is the first multiple discov...

Colourful and wispy, this intriguing collection of objects is known as the Seagull Nebula, named for its resemblance to a gull in flight. Made up of dust, hydrogen, helium and traces of heavier elements, this region is t...

Actors Dwayne Johnson and the Hawaii-born Jason Momoa (best known for his roles in "Aquaman" and "Game of Thrones") have both joined protestors against construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

What happens inside a black hole stays inside a black hole, but what happens inside a black hole's "sphere of influence"--the innermost region of a galaxy where a black hole's gravity is the dominant force--is of intense...

The Wide Field Of View satellite will be used in support of the next-generation Overhead Persistent Infrared constellation. SpaceNews.com

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO): What happens inside a black hole stays inside a black hole, but what happens inside a black hole's "sphere of influence" - the innermost region of a galaxy where a black hole'...

Snoopy, who 50 years ago flew to the moon, both in Charles Schulz' comic strips and in real life with NASA, has again donned his astronaut spacesuit for a new collection of timepieces.

Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor discusses her experience in microgravity and doing biological experiments in space --

SpaceNews spoke with Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions President Shawn Black to find out what's in store for CAES's spacecraft component business and where it sees itself in the growing small satellite market. SpaceNe...