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A recent NASA mission successfully demonstrated the performance of a non-toxic "green" propellant, creating opportunities for its use in a wide range of future spacecraft. SpaceNews

For the first time ever, a telecommunications satellite has used an iodine propellant to change its orbit around Earth. The small but potentially disruptive innovation could help to clear the skies of space junk, by enab...

(University of Liege) A new international study led by astrophysicist Eric Agol from the University of Washington has measured the densities of the seven planets of the exoplanetary system TRAPPIST-1 with extreme precisi...

The developers of the popular "Kerbal Space Program" from Private Division and Intercept Games revealed the true nature of their astronauts (Kerbals) in a recent YouTube video.

Google announced Jan. 21 it is shutting down Loon, a venture to provide wireless connectivity by balloon that has been seen as both complementary to and competitive with satellite networks. SpaceNews

Virgin Orbit has successfully tested its new air-launch system (LauncherOne) that will deliver small satellites to orbit in the near future. The post Virgin Orbit Successfully Launches a Batch of Satellites From an Airpl...

Writer Corrina Bechko and artist Alejandro Aragon fill in the gaps between Season 4 and Season 5 of "The Expanse" with Boom! Studios.

Who has an even bigger grin than ten years ago? This goofy-looking crater on Mars. These two images were taken by the HiRISE camera (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter an...

Some of the most stunningly powerful objects in the sky aren't necessarily the prettiest to look at. But their secrets can allow humanity to glimpse some of the more intricate details of the universe that are exposed in ...

SpaceX's Transporter-1, a rideshare mission scheduled to launch Jan. 23 could set a new record for the most satellites ever launched in a single flight. SpaceNews

A brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system on April 15, triggering many space-based instruments, including those aboard NASA and European missions. Now, multiple international science teams conclud...

While most of us are now more fastidious about keeping our homes and workplaces clean, on board the International Space Station, cleanliness is imperative. Of high importance is anti-bacterial measures, since bacteria te...

The Starship SN9 vehicle performed its fifth-ever static fire Friday morning (Jan. 22), gearing up for a high-altitude test flight in the coming days.

Joe Biden was three weeks from taking office as a freshman U.S. senator when the moon rock that is now on display in the White House was collected by astronauts on the lunar surface.

A new international study led by astrophysicist Eric Agol from the University of Washington has measured the densities of the seven planets of the exoplanetary system TRAPPIST-1 with extreme precision, with the values ob...

Particles called axions may be the reason the 'Magnificent 7' cluster of neutron stars emits extreme X-rays.

The Sun's extremely hot outer layer, the corona, has a very different chemical composition from the cooler inner layers, but the reason for this has puzzled scientists for decades.

The shadow of the moon is a brown blob moving across the face of Earth --

Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman's 15th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station ...

Week in images: 18 - 22 January 2021 Discover our week through the lens

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics:

One of humankind's greatest achievements was made on 14th Sept 2015 when the first direct detection of a gravitational wave event was made using the aLIGO observatories in Washington State and Louisana in the U.S.