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The European Space Agency signed a 300-million-euro ($352 million) contract with Airbus Defence and Space on Sept. 21 to develop an ice-monitoring satellite for European Union's Earth-observing Copernicus program. SpaceN...

In a successful return-to-space mission, research study results indicate that beneficial insect-killing nematodes (small round worms) can be used in the future for natural control of insect pests when humans are growing ...

Does it seem like science is catching up with science fiction? Sometimes it does. Especially when there’s an announcement like this one. A Chinese company says that they’ll be launching an asteroid-mining robot by No...

Spire Global will launch its first cubesats with cross links over the next few months, beginning a refresh that will eventually replace its full constellation. SpaceNews

Recent science missions and results are bringing the search for life closer to home, and scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) and the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) may have figu...

Media accreditation is now open for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Green Run hot fire test - the test of the rocket's core stage and all of its integrated systems before its flight on the Artemis I lunar mission...

The European Space Agency has awarded study contracts to Airbus and Eutelsat consortia to identify what solutions and "disruptive technologies" the agency should focus on. SpaceNews

Pictures created from old observations show the void’s stormy evolution over the past decade --

Venture with NASA to discover the future of flight, understand the portrait of planet Earth, and take the next steps in exploration at SciFest, the virtual STEM expo from the USA Science and Engineering Festival

It’s hard to deny that we’re heading for a future with a human presence on Mars. But to develop sustained presence, there are an enormous number of technical problems to be worked out. One of those problems concerns ...

The asteroid belt is a chaotic place.  Things smash into each other, get thrown into completely different orbital planes, and are occasionally visited by small electronic spacecraft launched by humans.  All three thing...

A small near-Earth asteroid (or NEA) will briefly visit Earth's neighborhood on Thursday, Sept. 24, zooming past at a distance of about 13,000 miles (22,000 kilometers) above our planet's surface. The asteroid will make ...

Grab your telescope: when it comes to astronomy, 2020 saved the best for last, with a fine opposition of the planet Mars coming right up next month on October 13th. The post Our Complete Guide to Mars Opposition Season 2...

The first black hole to be imaged directly is giving up even more of its secrets.

Every once in a while, orbital trajectories and fate's gravity conspire to let Earth briefly adopt a miniature moon to join us for a few measures of our planet's constant dance around the sun.

Earth will change the direction of an asteroid that's getting awfully close this week.

MoonRanger, a small robotic rover being developed by Carnegie Mellon University and its spinoff Astrobotic, has completed its preliminary design review in preparation for a 2022 mission to search for signs of water at th...

Telecommunications are becoming increasingly crucial to our society, economy and security. ESA is supporting the European satellite communication industry's efforts to identify how to meet future worldwide demands for mo...

In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration delivered the first image of a black hole, revealing M87*--the supermassive object in the center of the M87 galaxy. The team has now used the lessons learned last year t...

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics:

Astronomers from India have conducted a long-term photometric variability survey of an open cluster known as NGC 559. As a result, they detected 70 new variable stars in the field of this cluster. The finding is presente...

The International Space Station maneuvered to avoid a potential collision with a piece of space debris Sept. 22, an incident the head of NASA used to advocate for more funding for the agency directed to handle space traf...