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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released the following statement Thursday regarding the China National Space Agency's launch of the first crew to its Tiangong space station:

The Senate confirmed the nominations June 17 of a former astronaut to be the deputy administrator of NASA and of an ocean scientist to lead NOAA. SpaceNews

The following are statements from Pam Melroy and Administrator Bill Nelson on Thursday's U.S. Senate confirmation of Melroy as deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Lunar Lantern, an intriguing concept for establishing a human presence on the Moon, is currently being featured at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition. The post The Lunar Lantern Could be a Beacon for Huma...

After nine years of planning and $10 million invested by local taxpayers, county officials in Georgia's coastal southeast corner came a big step closer Thursday to winning federal approval of a project engineered to lite...

Japan's parliament approved legislation that allows companies to extract and utilize space resources as the head of Russia's space agency criticized similar national laws on the subject. SpaceNews

Space-compatible electronics supplier CAES has added former U.S. defense secretary Mark Esper to its board in a push for more government customers. SpaceNews

U.S. satellite imaging capabilities historically have been the best in the world. Today, they are not just losing ground but they are officially behind those of other nations. SpaceNews

Flags, patches and pins representing the diverse history of the U.S. and its space exploration efforts will be on board the second orbital flight test of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

Heavy traffic at the International Space Station has pushed SpaceX's next crewed launch to the orbiting lab for NASA back a week.

Data analytics company HydroSat raised $5 million in seed funding for a satellite constellation to produce a global thermal infrared map. SpaceNews

Three Chinese astronauts arrived Thursday at China's new space station at the start of a three-month mission, marking another milestone in the country's ambitious space program.

Tyvak released the first high-resolution images of objects in orbit and on the ground captured by telescopes the satellite manufacturer developed with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). SpaceNews

SpaceX successfully launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force and nailed a rocket landing at sea on Thursday (June 17).

SES is asking Intelsat's bankruptcy court for a summary judgment on the satellite operators' C-band dispute instead of a full trial. SpaceNews

WASHINGTON -- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a U.S. Space Force GPS 3 satellite June 17. The rocket lifted off at 12:09 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Fal...

The nation’s first crewed liftoff in nearly five years is the third of 11 planned launches to complete the station’s construction --

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a new GPS navigation satellite for the U.S. military today (June 17) and you can watch it live online.

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of Betelgeuse's bizarre brightness drop.

Green Bank Observatory:

The most accurate distance measurement yet of ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) NGC1052-DF2 (DF2) confirms beyond any shadow of a doubt that it is lacking in dark matter. The newly measured distance of 22.1 +/-1.2 megaparsecs w...

Cleaner-burning jet fuels made from sustainable sources can produce 50%-70% fewer ice crystal contrails at cruising altitude, reducing aviation's impact on the environment, according to research conducted by NASA and the...