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The near-circular massifs of the Aïr Mountains within the Sahara Desert were pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above Niger...

NASA's Artemis Program is planning to land astronauts on the moon's south pole. To prepare for this, NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) is creating the Lunar South Pole Atlas (LSPA). As p...

Boeing faces 61 safety fixes following last year's botched test flight of its Starliner crew capsule, NASA said Friday.

A variety of science investigations, along with supplies and equipment will launch to the International Space Station on the 20th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission....

Although an independent review team has wrapped up its investigation into issues with last December's uncrewed test flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, NASA says it will be some time before it decides if a second uncre...

Here's an analysis of the proposed U.S. Space Force budget's high points. SpaceNews.com

The U.S. Space Force is just beginning to organize as a new branch of the armed forces and its leaders face a daunting to-do list. High on that list is figuring out the management of space acquisitions. SpaceNews.com

NASA is testing a telework day for many employees today (March 6) to prepare for a scenario in which the coronavirus outbreak gets much worse.

NASA's Mars 2020 rover finally has a proper name - Perseverance! The post Mars 2020’s New Name is… “Perseverance” appeared first on Universe Today.

Astronomers have a dark energy problem. On the one hand, we’ve known for years that the universe is not just expanding, but accelerating. There seems to be a dark energy that drives cosmic expansion. On the other hand,...

Sometimes, even small stars can pack a mighty punch. And in the case of a flare star, the results can be awesome. Very awesome. Astronomers uncovered just such an anomaly recently, culling through data from the European ...

Late last year, news broke that the star Betelgeuse was fading significantly, ultimately dropping to around 40% of its usual brightness. The activity fueled popular speculation that the red supergiant would soon explode ...

When the bipartisan leadership of the House Science Committee introduced a NASA authorization bill Jan. 24, it surprised many people in the civil space community. SpaceNews.com

NASA and SpaceX mission managers have given the "go" for Friday's launch of the Dragon cargo ship at 11:50 p.m. EST....

Week in images: 2-6 March 2020 Discover our week through the lens

For the new space race, astronauts and space tourists will want to eat a little better than the corn beef sandwiches, applesauce and high-calorie cubes of protein, fat and sugar consumed by NASA scientists in the 1960s.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

A team of astronomers led by UC San Diego physicist Shelley Wright is deploying a pair of telescopes that will constantly search the nighttime sky for signals from intelligent life in our galaxy.

Known for its wide swathes of rippling, textured, gently sloping dunes, the Terra Sabaea region on Mars is home to many fascinating geological features--including the prominent Moreux crater, the star of a new image from...

Zero Gravity Corporation, which provides reduced gravity aircraft flights for tourists and researchers, plans to expand its services outside the United States in the next year. SpaceNews.com

SpaceX will launch its 20th cargo delivery mission for NASA tonight (March 6) and you can watch it all live online.

Automated spacecraft cost far less; they’re getting more capable every year; and if they fail, nobody dies --