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Cooling things down in space is trickier than it might sound. But that is exactly the process the James Webb telescope is going through right now. Getting down to cryogenic temperature is imperative for its infrared imag...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station snapped this picture of an ancient heart-shaped oasis near the Nile River in Egypt

Researchers led by professor Yue Zongyu and professor Di Kaichang from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have established an updated lunar...

In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You'll feel balanced with today’s topic: hydrostatic equilibrium! Hydrostatic equilibrium is a state of balance between gravity, which...

Last month, astronomers reported that a discarded upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, launched 7 years ago, was on a collision course with the Moon. The rocket in question carried NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSC...

Marvel Comics delivers a new "Obi-Wan" tie-in series to Disney Plus' "Obi-Wan Kenobi" TV show.

For the last century and a half, body temperature has been dropping. Lower metabolic rates, thanks to improved public health, may be behind the decrease.

Vein scans and hardware maintenance kept the Expedition 66 crew busy on Tuesday aboard the International Space Station....

Most stars will end their lives as white dwarfs. White dwarfs are the remnant cores of once-luminous stars like our Sun, but they’ve left their lives of fusion behind and no longer generate heat. They’re destined to ...

Starting Wednesday (Feb. 16), aspiring space tourists can once again book a trip to the final frontier with Virgin Galactic.

These five Americans paved the way for future anthropologists.

Footage from China's space station shows how its large robotic arm can "crawl" along the outside of the spacecraft.

Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman who flew to space on the Inspiration4 mission last year has announced another flight, with the aim of conducting the first-ever commercial spacewalk. Isaacman announced that he and a crew ...

The Defense Department in a report released Feb. 15 says it will "strengthen oversight" of industry mergers amid concerns that corporate consolidation is undermining U.S. competitiveness. The post Pentagon to rein in def...

A new study on nematode worms reveals that physical contact with objects can help prevent neuromuscular decline in simulated microgravity. The research, which was published in the journal iScience, provides new insights ...

European leaders will reaffirm plans to launch Europe on a world-leading trajectory during a high-level space summit being held on 16 February in Toulouse, France. Join us for live coverage on ESA Web TV, starting at 12:...

The astonishing force of the Tonga volcanic eruption shocked the world, but the fact that this underwater volcano actually erupted came as less of a surprise to geoscientists using satellite data to study changes in the ...

Are there civilizations somewhere else in the universe? Somewhere else in the Milky Way? That's one of our overarching questions, and an answer in the affirmative would be profound.

STM alone is insufficient to guarantee safe space operations. Space Debris Management (SDM) -- the mitigation and remediation of space debris, including fragments and massive derelict objects -- must be pursued with even...

Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize development have two new opportunities to partner with NASA to make it over the finish line.

Not all galactic neighborhoods are under construction; some have gone quiet. A new paper sheds new light on the ongoing debate about the reasons why.

For a mission that has just entered its primary science phase, Solar Orbiter has already produced many remarkable results. Released on December 14, 2021, a special issue of Astronomy and Astrophysics brings together a we...