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The Mars rover Perseverance was stacked atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Tuesday (July 7) at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a huge milestone ahead of the mission's planned July 30 launch.

A pulsar sheds light on a yearslong mystery from the first detected collision of neutron stars.

When magma comes out of the Earth onto the surface, it flows as lava. Those lava flows are fascinating to watch, and they leave behind some unique landforms and rocks. But a lot of what’s fascinating about these flows ...

Look up! A rare naked-eye comet, C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), is now visible to the unaided eye. But act fast – this celestial treat won’t last long. Astronomers first detected the comet C/2020 F3 (better known as NEOWISE) i...

Congress stood up the "Program on China and Transformational Exports" which Ex-Im is now working to implement SpaceNews

The open source movement has been a fixture in the software and electronics worlds for over a decade now. Open source components serve as the basis from everything from 3D printed Iron Man figures to the Linux computer o...

Apple TV+ has dropped the first teaser trailer for its "Foundation" adaptation of Isaac Asimov's books coming in 2021.

Program delays have forced Eumetsat to reserve a pair of Ariane 6 rockets for two European weather satellites originally anticipated to launch on Ariane 5 rockets. SpaceNews

A comet-eating black hole the size of a planet? It’s possible. And if there’s one out there in the distant Solar System, a pair of researchers think they know how to find it. If they do, we might finally put the Plan...

The early reviews are in: Comet NEOWISE is a hit!

NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe has given us a great new look at the gorgeous comet that's been gracing our predawn skies.

The Earth's magnetic North pole has been moving awfully fast in recent years. But there's nothing to worry about. The post Earth’s Magnetic Field is Changing Surprisingly Quickly appeared first on Universe Today.

DoD said this agreement is to "ensure the continued viability of space surveillance capability" in the U.S. industrial base. SpaceNews

China lost a rocket one day after a successful launch from another space center.

Earth's newborn moon may have possessed an ocean of magma for 200 million years, much longer than scientists thought, a new study finds.

Aviation scholars from across the nation will pose questions next week to NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

NASA has awarded the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, a contract to support all phases of current and future planetary protection missions to ensure compliance with planetary protection standards.

The young, remote island of Nishinoshima in the Pacific Ocean is experiencing a growth spurt following recent volcanic activity.

A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a stunning nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its tail.

Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this image shows NGC 7513, a barred spiral galaxy. Located approximately 60 million light-years away, NGC 7513 lies within the Sculptor constellation in the Southern Hemis...

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Week in images: 6-10 July 2020 Discover our week through the lens