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The playa can be seen from space in satellite images released by Maxar Technologies.

No matter how you look at it, Hurricane Dorian is a scary sight.

In an unprecedented feat, an American research team discovered hidden secrets of an elusive exoplanet using a powerful new instrument at the 8-meter Gemini North telescope on Maunakea in Hawai'i. The findings not only cl...

Orbion aims to eventually build and ship thrusters in six to eight days from receiving an order. SpaceNews.com

The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has received new NASA funding to serve as one of Earth's asteroid guardians.

Capella Space is joining SpaceNet and providing the nonprofit with its first synthetic aperture radar data. SpaceNews.com

An early milestone for developing missile technologies is to show they can work in computer-simulations or large-scale field tests that shake and spin components without falling to pieces.

If you thought SpaceX's Starhopper test flight this week was amazing, just you wait. 

Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as of 2 p.m. Eastern on Friday (Aug. 3), and is expected to reach Florida Monday.

NASA will be tracking Hurricane Dorian throughout this Labor Day weekend. The agency will provide status updates on the storm as it nears Florida and NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the state's central east coast, as well...

Work on the Mars 2020 Rover is heating up as the July/August 2020 launch date approaches. Mission engineers just attached the Mars Helicopter to the belly of the rover, where it will make the journey to Mars. Both the so...

You can watch Hurricane Dorian swirl in new images taken by satellites.

China's Chang'e-4 lunar rover has discovered an unusually colored, 'gel-like' substance during its exploration activities on the far side of the moon.

A unique 3d printed telescope named the Analog Sky Drifter may spark a revolution in amateur telescope making. The post A 3D Printed Telescope: The Analog Sky Drifter appeared first on Universe Today.

Space is poised to become a much bigger business, and both companies and countries are investing in the technological capability to ensure they reap the earthly rewards.

It's crucial to our exploration of the solar system, but this marvel of innovation has not always had the support it deserves --

The space race between the US and Russia ended half a century ago when US astronauts became the first to walk on the moon. Today there's yet another race, prompted by China's successful landing on the far side of the moo...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

Our week through the lens: 26 - 30 August 2019

Deep Space Antenna 1 is ESA's first 35-m deep dish, staring out to space to communicate with missions far from home.

Last December, scientists discovered an "active" asteroid within the asteroid belt, sandwiched between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The space rock, designated by astronomers as 6478 Gault, appeared to be leaving two t...

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