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A new map of dark matter in the local universe reveals several previously undiscovered filamentary structures connecting galaxies. The map, developed using machine learning by an international team including a Penn State...

Today, we have a unique opportunity to make the entire solar system -- including the strategically vital region of space surrounding the Earth and the moon -- more accessible. SpaceNews

NASA shared a fun new learning guide for students to build their own lunar eclipse model ahead of this week's "Super Flower Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse.

Satellite operator Viasat is asking the FCC to stop SpaceX from launching more Starlink satellites as it heads to court to compel a thorough environmental review of the rapidly growing megaconstellation. SpaceNews

An international team of researchers has found evidence of prebiotic ethanolamine (NH2CH2CH2OH) in a molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academ...

Stargazers across the Pacific Rim can cast their eyes skyward on Wednesday night and behold a "Super Blood Moon", as the heavens align to bring a rare celestial twin treat.

The visible surface of the sun, or the photosphere, is around 6,000°C. But a few thousand kilometers above it--a small distance when we consider the size of the sun--the solar atmosphere, also called the corona, is hund...

At the direction of the Biden Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) is adopting a portfolio approach. SpaceNews

We take you on a moonlit tour of our rocky companion

Canada's decision to hold a public auction of C-band spectrum means it is unlikely to be a major funding source for Telesat's $5 billion Lightspeed satellite constellation. SpaceNews

Astronomers have identified the universe's oldest spiral galaxy from a blurry image captured by the ALMA observatory.

If you're excited to try and catch a glimpse of the Super Flower Blood Moon, the only total lunar eclipse of 2021, when it occurs Wednesday (May 26), you're in for a treat, according to NASA.

What will the weather in your area be for observing Wednesday morning's total lunar eclipse?

President Biden's nominee to be secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall told lawmakers in a confirmation hearing May 25 that he will ensure the Space Force gets the necessary resources to continue to stand up units and ...

La NASA comenzará un nuevo concurso para el año escolar 2021-22, dando a los equipos de estudiantes la oportunidad de diseñar, construir y lanzar experimentos en cohetes suborbitales y vuelos en globo de gran altitud.

NASA will initiate a new competition for the 2021-22 school year, providing student teams a chance to design, build, and launch experiments on suborbital rockets and high-altitude balloon flights.

Former astronaut Peggy Whitson will return to orbit as commander of a private mission to be launched by Axiom Space.

On May 20, 2021, the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission achieved an important milestone, passing NASA's Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of its spacecraft and payload experiments. Southwest Re...

The total lunar eclipse on Wednesday (May 26) won't stick around long, so if you want to capture photographs of the celestial spectacle, you'll want to plan ahead.

A former NASA astronaut who holds the record for the most time spent in space by an American will command Axiom Space's second commercial mission to the International Space Station, the company announced May 25. SpaceNew...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson already has her name in the history books, but now there’s a new entry to add: first woman named to head up a privately funded space mission. Whitson was the first woman to command the Internati...

An investigation carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Žofia Chrobáková, a doctoral student at the IAC and the University of La Laguna (ULL), and Martín López Corredoi...