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Recently we reported on a haul of 2,200 new exoplanets from the 2 year primary mission of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). But that is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of exoplanet hunting.  If calc...

The Russian space agency Roscosmos anticipates additional negotiations with China at a conference in June, building upon an agreement on lunar exploration announced in February. SpaceNews

The central core of our galaxy is not a friendly place for star formation, and yet new observations have revealed almost four dozen newly-forming systems. These results challenge our understanding of the complicated phys...

It is no exaggeration to say that the study of extrasolar planets has exploded in recent decades. To date, 4,375 exoplanets have been confirmed in 3,247 systems, with another 5,856 candidates awaiting confirmation. In re...

NASA’s InSight lander felt the distant rumble of two major ‘marsquakes’ in March, originating from a region near the Martian equator known as the Cerberus Fossae. Registering magnitudes of 3.1 and 3.3 on March 7th ...

The first trailer for season four of "Star Trek: Discovery" is here! Season 4 finds the Discovery crew up against a new threat.

For years astronomers have puzzled over a strange excess of gamma rays coming from the galactic center. Annihilating dark matter has always been a tantalizing explanation, and new research claims that it’s the best ans...

One day, humankind may step foot on another habitable planet. That planet may look very different from Earth, but one thing will feel familiar--the rain.

The team of scientists and engineers behind NASA's Curiosity rover named a hill along the rover's path on Mars in honor of a recently deceased mission scientist. A craggy hump that stretches 450 feet (120 meters) tall, "...

The stainless-steel SN11 didn't stick its landing last week because of a plumbing problem, according to SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk.

"Picard" star Patrick Stewart revealed a first look at the second season of "Star Trek: Picard" today (April 5) and a familiar foe is returning: Q.

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has launched a new program to connect people directly to astronauts in a new monthly club.

As chair of the NASA oversight committee in the House in 1988, Bill Nelson presided over the adoption of the Space Settlement Act, a visionary declaration of Congress that could and should be a guiding theme as he takes ...

Evidence of collisions between black holes and neutron stars suggests dark matter might consist of concentrations of primordial black holes.

Information about NASA's Psyche mission, which will explore a unique metallic asteroid

What's up with NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity? Get the latest scoop on the interplanetary craft with two live video updates today (April 5).

Numerica is deploying new ground-based telescopes that can observe orbiting satellites in broad daylight. SpaceNews

Scientists from Russia and Germany studied the molecular composition of carbonaceous chondrites--the insoluble organic matter of the Murchison and Allende meteorites--in an attempt to identify their origin. Ultra-high re...

Now on the surface, the interplanetary aircraft could soar as early as next week --

Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with small launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems for as many as 58 launches over the next decade, a deal potentially worth several hundred million dollars. SpaceNews

Three space travelers, including NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are poised to launch Friday, April 9, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.

Paramount+'s wacky animated "Star Trek" spinoff hits home video on May 18 with hours of bonus features, new cast and crew interviews and deleted scenes.