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Indestructible tardigrades will be subject to a series of experiments at the International Space Station to reveal how they survive in extreme environments.

The FAA has granted permission to Virgin Galactic to fly customers, and not just employees, on its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle, a move that could allow the company's founder to fly to the edge of space soon. SpaceNew...

Could a devastating comet impact in Earth's distant past have forever changed human civilization?

New research shows that a handful of nearby stars that are known to have planets could have been watching Earth for a long time, or will be able to in the future! The post Aliens in 2,034 Nearby Star Systems Could use th...

Four Expedition 65 crew members spent Thursday preparing for the third spacewalk to continue new roll-out solar array installation work....

For the third time in less than two weeks, two astronauts ventured outside of the International Space Station to augment the orbiting outpost's power system with new solar arrays.

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The FAA has updated Virgin Galactic's spaceflight operator license, allowing it to fly paying customers in addition to crewmembers, company representatives announced today (June 25).

NASA has awarded a new, agencywide information technology and communications services contract for Advanced Enterprise Global Information Technology Solutions (AEGIS) to Leidos Inc. of Reston, Virginia.

China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts will select their meals from more than 120 dishes during their three-month stay in orbit.

A proposed satellite constellation would be registered in Papua New Guinea, which has not stepped up to accept specific international responsibility or liability for the activities of commercial entities it has licensed....

After thirty years of faithful service, the venerable Hubble is experiencing a technical issue that NASA is still trying to fix The post There’s a Problem With Hubble, and NASA Hasn’t Been Able to fix it yet appeared...

Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government's approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced plans June 25 to move its geostationary weather satellite scheduled to launch in December into an operational role "as soon as possible" after launch. SpaceNe...

Ever wondered how Mars rovers take a selfie? Color video from NASA's Perseverance shows how the rover captured the historic April 6, 2021, image of itself beside the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. As a bonus, the rover's ent...

The U.S. Space Force is eager to tap into the vibrant commercial market for space services enabled by increasingly capable small satellites and cheaper access to orbit. SpaceNews

A National Academies committee has endorsed a NASA proposal to change the radiation exposure limits the agency sets for its astronauts but cautioned that the revised limit is still insufficient for human Mars missions. S...

A new cosmic map showed previously unseen structures connecting galaxies, which could help scientists better model a future collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda.

The SPAC investment trend injecting billions of dollars into early-stage space startups appears to have peaked, but in its wake could be larger capital infusions from institutional investors with deeper pockets. SpaceNew...

Life could thrive in the atmosphere of warm gas planets, but only if they are seeded by asteroids. The post Could Life Exist in the Atmosphere of a sub-Neptune Planet? appeared first on Universe Today.

A Neptune-like planet that's relatively close to Earth may boast clouds containing water vapor.

This month, lying just above the southern horizon as darkness falls is a bright complex of stars stretching along the southern Milky Way. They include the constellations of Centaurus, Lupus and Crux.