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SpaceX's epic astronaut launch has drawn President Donald Trump to the Space Coast.

In these days of social distancing, it appears this beautiful little galaxy is leading by example, sitting all by itself in the middle of a cosmic void. KK 246, also known as ESO 461-036, is a dwarf irregular galaxy, and...

There are many options to watch SpaceX's historic Demo-2 astronaut launch on TV, cable news and -- of course -- online. Here's how

The stakes have never been higher for SpaceX, which is poised to become the first commercial spaceflight company to launch NASA astronauts to space on Wednesday (May 27).

Yuri Prokhorov, RSCC's chief executive, said the company wants to have the satellites in orbit in 2024 to provide Ku-band coverage to Russia's Far North. SpaceNews.com

A new study takes a look at the challenges of sending and receiving data over interstellar distances using tight-beam lasers The post How Will we Receive Signals From Interstellar Probes, Like Starshot? appeared first on...

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On the eve of the first crewed orbital flight from the United States in nearly nine years, both the current NASA administrator and his predecessor agreed that credit for the ultimate success of the commercial crew progra...

Gray skies loomed over Florida's Atlantic coast Tuesday, just one day before two astronauts were set to blast off aboard a SpaceX capsule on the most dangerous and prestigious mission NASA has ever entrusted to a private...

NASA Kennedy Space Center: The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon spacecraft stand on Launch Complex 39A on May 27, 2020. Image credit: NASA TV NASA and SpaceX have scrubbed Wednesday's launch attempt of the Demo-2 test fli...

The first human orbital spaceflight from the United States in nearly nine years came within 17 minutes of launch May 27 before weather conditions postponed the launch. SpaceNews.com

Col. Eric Felt, director of the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate, talks with SpaceNews Staff Writer Sandra Erwin and Editor-in-Chief Brian Berger about the R&D investments the directorate is making to help the U.S. milita...

The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of light...

The FCC pushed back on new criticism from the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. SpaceNews.com

OneWeb told the FCC May 26 that it wants to increase its constellation size to 48,000 satellites despite having filed for bankruptcy over an inability to fund a smaller broadband megaconstellation. SpaceNews.com

The Expedition 63 crew is getting ready for the launch and arrival this week of two NASA astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade....

With thunderstorms threatening a delay, two NASA astronauts climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket ship Wednesday for liftoff on a history-making flight that was seen as a giant leap forward for the booming business of commercia...

Veteran NASA astronauts set out today (May 27) to make history with SpaceX's Demo-2 mission.

If we want to understand how the Universe evolves, we have to understand how its large structures form and evolve. That’s why astronomers study galaxy formation. Galaxies are enormous structures of stars, planets, gas,...

Astronauts set to launch today (May 27) are also married to astronauts!

SpaceX's historic first crewed launch was set to proceed as scheduled Wednesday, NASA announced at midday, but some uncertainty remained over weather conditions just over four hours before takeoff.

Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the astronauts set to launch into orbit on a SpaceX rocket Wednesday, are both former military pilots, both recruited by NASA in 2000, and both married to fellow astronauts.