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Italy, one of the largest contributors to the European Space Agency, is pleased with the outcome of the recent ministerial meeting that provided funding for a number of its priorities, including a reusable spacecraft. Sp...

Since the saltiness of ocean surface waters is a key variable in the climate system, understanding how this changes is important to understanding climate change. Thanks to ESA's Climate Change Initiative, scientists now ...

While black holes are famously known for devouring any matter that gets too close, these cosmic behemoths may have a nurturing side, too.

The Chang'e-4 satellite (Queqiao) recently deployed the NCLE radio observatory, a joint Netherlands-Chinese experiment that will probe the early Universe. The post There’s Now an Operational Radio Telescope on the Far ...

As NASA presses forward with the agency's mission to the Moon, Mars and beyond, the development of top-tier technology is critical to success. With emphasis on lunar exploration and scientific investigation, the desire t...

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....

When did we start talking about life from elsewhere? --

Sixty-five years ago, a few days after Thanksgiving, Ann Hodges was snuggled up on the sofa in her Alabama home when a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite crashed through the ceiling and struck the left side of her body. Not ...

Can 42 years really feel so long ago and in such a galaxy far, far away?