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Video: 00:04:05 Is there a planet like our Earth out there? Scientists have discovered over 4000 exoplanets, or planets outside of our Solar System, that ESA's CHEOPS satellite will study in depth. Project scientist Kate...

A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Stanford University has tested the viability of using a type of fungus found growing in some of the destroyed nuclear reactors at the former Ch...

Rene Carpenter -- pioneering writer, space reporter and last surviving member of the "astronaut wives club," has died. She was 92.

The $2.7 billion Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission passed its launch readiness review, the last big hurdle to clear before its planned liftoff on Thursday (July 30).

Once I accidentally took a photo of one of the most important stars in the Universe… That star highlighted in the photo is called M31_V1 and resides in the Andromeda Galaxy. The Andromeda - AKA M31- is the closest gala...

Four gamma ray telescopes have used a new method of interferometry to measure the size of two stars. The post Gamma-Ray Telescopes Can Measure the Diameters of Other Stars appeared first on Universe Today.

NASA on Monday gave its latest Mars rover Perseverance the all clear to launch later this week on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life.

The Space Force will continue to use the Air Force rank structure at least until the NDAA is passed. SpaceNews

For astronauts and satellites alike, space is proving to be a perfect vantage point to spot swirling hurricanes.

When NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars next year, it will be equipped with some of the most precise maps of Mars ever created, courtesy of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Not only are the new maps essential f...

NASA's next Mars rover Perseverance will explore the Red Planet with the aid of some of the most precise Martian maps ever created.

In a study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers has presented a new, detailed look inside the "central engine" of a large solar flare accompanied by a powerful eruption first captured on Se...

If you want an iconic picture of the planet Saturn, it doesn't get any better than this. The latest picture from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a spectacular view of the ringed giant, taken on July 4, 2020. This shows ...

The 'Lobster-Eye X-ray Satellite' was successfully launched on July 25 into orbit from the Taiyuan Launch Center, with the first signal received, riding the Long March 4B lift rocket. The Lobster-Eye X-ray Satellite proj...

Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to refine calculations in Hubble's constant, a research team led by a University of Oregon astronomer estimates the age of the universe at 12.6 billion years.

ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted new gas signatures at Mars. These unlock new secrets about the martian atmosphere, and will enable a more accurate determination of whether there is methane, a gas associated w...

Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have identified two new dust-reddened (red) quasars at high redshifts. The finding, detailed in a paper published July 16 on the arXiv pre-print server, could improve the understan...

As part of our special coverage of this year's virtual Small Satellite Conference, SpaceNews is doing daily webinars Aug. 3-6 to bring you live newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and reporter roundtables in order to...

What's the most interesting fact you know about Uranus? The fact that its rotational axis is completely out of line with every other planet in the solar system? Or that Uranus' magnetosphere is asymmetrical, notably tilt...

Launching with the Perseverance rover, this technology demonstration could lead to revolutionary new capabilities in interplanetary exploration --

For the first time ever, physicists have spotted rare, ghostly particles, called CNO solar neutrinos, produced by a weird kind of fusion inside the sun.

One of the most important controversies in physics remains unresolved after a major new study. But at least we have a new precise number for the universe's age.