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A weird, super-powerful particle that's not truly a particle could have dominated the universe when it was just a second old, releasing a flood of ripples that permeated all of space-time.

When the plasma of the Van Allen belts drops in density during a solar storm, it can set up the perfect conditions for electrons to travel nearly as fast as light.

SpaceX launched another set of Falcon 9 satellites Feb. 15, but suffered a rare failed landing of the rocket's first stage during the mission. SpaceNews

The experimental spacecraft named Gunsmoke-J is one of seven satellites that will lift off from New Zealand in mid-March in Rocket Lab's 19th Electron launch. SpaceNews

Angus King (I-Maine) was named chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on strategic forces. SpaceNews

According to a new study, the Perseverance rover could find evidence in Jezero that will allow scientists to reconstruct the planet's chronology. The post Water Shaped Features on Mars Much Earlier Than Previously Believ...

In response to a winter storm currently affecting NASA personnel and broadcast capabilities in Texas, NASA is adjusting coverage of the arrival and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station...

The European Space Agency announced Feb. 16 that its first call for new astronauts in more than a decade will be open to candidates with physical disabilities. SpaceNews

NASA has awarded the Consolidated Program Support Services Project Coordination contract to Barrios Technology Ltd. of Houston to provide project coordination services at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunt...

In a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a group of researchers led by Maria Hjorth and Simon Albrecht from the Stellar Astrophysics Centre, Aarhus University, have published the discovery...

Perseverance will attempt to land inside Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18. A new video shows how the spacecraft's harrowing entry, descent and landing will work.

Astronomers have tested a method for reconstructing the state of the early universe by applying it to 4000 simulated universes using the ATERUI II supercomputer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). T...

When one of the Russian Progress resupply ships undocks from the International Space Station, timing is everything. The Progress needs to fire its engines at just the right time to instigate the deorbit burn in order for...

Axiom Space announced Feb. 16 it has raised $130 million from a group of investors, allowing the company to push ahead with its long-term ambitions of establishing a private space station. SpaceNews

Our universe is dominated by a mysterious matter known as dark matter. Its name comes from the fact that dark matter does not absorb, reflect or emit electromagnetic radiation, making it difficult to detect.

Just one day after arriving in orbit around Mars, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) first interplanetary spacecraft, Hope, captured a stunning photograph of the Red Planet.

Small launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems will launch two satellites for L2 Aerospace on the first flight of its RS1 rocket this spring, the companies announced Feb. 16. SpaceNews

The astronomy research instrument CRIRES+ is designed to study planets outside our solar system. It is now in operation at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The Institute of Astro...

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NASA's Mars rover Perseverance will make a harrowing landing on the Red Planet Thursday (Feb. 18) and you'll be able to watch the historic event live online.

Despite our long history with Earth's closest celestial neighbor, much remains unknown about the moon, including about asymmetries between its near side and far side, for example, in crustal thickness and evidence of vol...

The European Space Agency is holding its first recruitment drive in 11 years and is highlighting its desire to achieve greater diversity.