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In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You probably don’t know how close you are to today’s topic: parallax! How do you measure the distance to a star? The question frustra...

Recently, a research team led by Dr.Li Yan from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed a new means to explore the small-scale magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere through analyzing the fr...

The Perseids, a rare eruption of nova RS Ophiuchi and a challenging dawn comet round out an amazing week of skywatching. The post Skywatcher’s Delight: Nova RS Ophiuchi in Outburst and Comet O1 Nishimura appeared first...

According to a new study by Harvard Professor Loeb and Amir Siraj, it would around 3000 years to hear a reply from an extraterrestrial civilization. The post We’ll Have to Wait About 3,000 Years for a Reply From Intell...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are set to welcome a most unusual guest, as "the Blob" blasts off into orbit on Tuesday.

Because of anticipated delays in spacesuit development, it is "not feasible" for NASA to land humans on the moon by the agency's hopeful deadline of 2024, a report has found.

Lockheed Martin plans to launch two cubesats later this year to demonstrate how small satellites can service other satellites in orbit. SpaceNews

Commercial lunar lander developer Intuitive Machines will launch its third lunar lander mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9, the same vehicle the company selected for its first two lander missions. SpaceNews

French startup Unseenlabs is set to fly its next maritime surveillance nanosatellite on an Arianespace Vega rocket in mid-August, instead of launching with Rocket Lab as it did for the first three BRO spacecraft the vent...

Weather conditions are 80% "GO" for liftoff tonight at 5:56 p.m. EDT (2156 GMT).

Among our solar system's many moons, Saturn's Titan stands out--it's the only moon with a substantial atmosphere and liquid on the surface. It even has a weather system like Earth's, though it rains methane instead of wa...

We need to avoid the mistakes European countries made during the age of colonization --

Japanese company IHI Aerospace plans to market a version of the little-used Epsilon small launch vehicle to commercial customers, although at prices significantly higher than similar vehicles in development. SpaceNews

Image: BepiColombo skims past Venus

New data analysis techniques allow evidence of recent volcanism to be found in old Magellan spacecraft data. It is unclear if this activity is occurring today, or if it occurred within tens of million years, but geologic...

SpaceX plans to acquire one of its competitors for broadband satellites -- Swarm Technologies -- as it continues to grow its Starlink megaconstellation.

peaking at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Convention Center, Karbler said adversaries are developing electronic and cyber tools to deny the U.S. military access to satellites in orbit. SpaceNews

Video: 00:03:21 Meet bag, bottle and straw, three bits of plastic left on the beach. They are only small, but they are heading into the ocean, where they could cause big damage. ESA is exploring how satellites can help d...

Astronauts on the International Space Station held their own summer Olympics in orbit over the weekend with weightless synchronized swimming and more.

Scientists are using infrared to better explore Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system.

Video: 00:09:41 The International Space Station Expedition 65 crew recorded themselves on a day off after a long week of work having some weightless fun. From Earth orbit, 400 km above our planet, the crew present the ve...

Researchers have developed a novel technique to investigate the dynamics of the early solar system by analyzing magnetites in meteorites utilizing the wave nature of electrons.