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Spacebit's creepy-crawly robots could soon help explore the mysterious caves and lava tubes on the moon, according to the company's CEO. And the first test mission is expected to fly in 2021.

Humanity's second taste of interstellar space may have raised more questions than it answered.

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crewed vehicle aced a crucial safety test this morning in the New Mexico desert.

Air Force Space Command to consider options for how to make launch ranges more responsive to commercial needs SpaceNews.com

On Monday, Nov. 11, a most unusual event will take place: the transit (passage) of the planet Mercury across the sun's disk.

Smartphone-wielding astronomy buffs can photograph the night sky in more detail than ever using the new Google Pixel 4, the tech company claims.

Engineers at NASA Goddard have completed flight tests on their revolutionary new cooling system, which has the potential to lead to smaller electronics. The post NASA Has a New Method For Cooling Down Electronics Crammed...

The theme of the ceremony for the eighth annual Breakthrough Prize, which was held last night (Nov. 3) here at NASA's Ames Research Center, was "Seeing the Invisible," a nod to the Event Horizon Telescope project.

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features:

We're celebrating the release of the second Shaun the Sheep movie, Farmageddon, which has a space theme leaning heavily on popular science fiction, with a special edition ESA Space Shop collection for the whole family.

One of the finest spectacles in astronomy is to witness the passage of one object in front of another. This can transpire as an eclipse, an occultation, or a rare event known as a planetary transit. We get a shot at seei...

Boeing completed its Starliner's launch abort system earlier this morning....

Despite a parachute glitch, the spacecraft’s pad-abort system showed it could protect future astronauts --

Important cargo headed to the space station, installing the thrust behind our return to the Moon, and a devastating wildfire seen from space ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA....

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft has aced yet another parachute test.

A probe launched by NASA four days after Elvis died has delivered a treasure trove of data from beyond the "solar bubble" that envelops Earth and our neighbouring planets, scientists reported Monday.

Boeing's capsule for astronauts underwent its first major flight test Monday, shooting a mile into the air then parachuting back to the New Mexico desert.

The twin Voyager probes are the ultimate spaceflight overachievers, but everyone knows their run can't last forever.

How much do you know about the largest human-made object in space? Here are cool facts about what it is, who lives there, and where you can see it --

Voyager 1 has a companion in the realm of the stars.

The first scientific results from the spacecraft’s exit into interstellar space have been published, revealing a simpler departure than its predecessor --