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A new study published in Frontiers in Neural Circuits is the first to analyze the structural connectivity changes that happen in the brain after long-duration spaceflight....

Rocket debris set to impact the moon in March does not originate from the 2014 Chang'e-5 T1 mission, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims. The post China claims rocket stage destined for lunar impact is not from it...

The prototype system, developed by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is designed to alert operators when their spacecraft may be on a collision course with another object.

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures one of three segments that comprise a 65-light-year wide star-forming region named the Chamaeleon Cloud Complex....

The European Union is rolling out a new space traffic management initiative to build up its abilities in the field while working with both the United States and the United Nations. The post European Union lays out plan t...

The inner 600 light years of our galaxy is a maelstrom of cosmic radiation, turbulent swirling gas clouds, intense star formation, supernovae, huge bubbles of radio energy, and of course a giant supermassive black hole. ...

NASA is launching a prototype instrument that could make it easier to monitor volcanic activity and air quality....

What a year it's been — Earth year, that is! The dramatic touchdown on Mars for the Perseverance rover and the stowaway Ingenuity helicopter on February 18, 2021 was a bright moment in a tumultuous year here on Earth. ...

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft installation on the International Space Station is now complete....

Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun and was the first to be predicted before it was discovered.

Salvage crews investigate a mysterious derelict starship in writer S.A. Barnes' new sci-fi horror book "Dead Silence."

All core stage rocket engines on NASA's moon rocket performed as expected in a recent series of tests that followed a replacement of a faulty control mechanism in one of those engines.

The James Webb Space Telescope will study the weirdly flickering black hole at the heart of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

A mini-gallery containing 64 works of art created by artists from all over the world arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Cygnus NG-17 mission on Monday (Feb. 21).

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory recovered from a reaction wheel failure that took place last month.

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus 17 spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Monday at 4:44 a.m. EST (0944 GMT), delivering 8,300 pounds (3,765 kilograms) of scientific experiments, food and other supplies.

SpaceLogistics, a satellite-servicing firm owned by Northrop Grumman, announced Feb. 21 it plans to send to orbit a new servicing vehicle in 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The post Northrop Grumman to launch new satel...

In a new study scientists have found that that, on the hot Jupiter exoplanet WASP-121 b, the clouds are made of metal and liquid rubies and sapphires rain down from the sky.

MIT astronomers have obtained the clearest view yet of the perpetual dark side of an exoplanet that is "tidally locked" to its star. Their observations, combined with measurements of the planet's permanent day side, prov...

The giant planets--Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune--are some of the most awe-inspiring in our solar system, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe.

Earlier this week, the sun erupted with a huge explosion, blasting solar particles millions of kilometers into space. The team for the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft says the blast is the largest solar prominence erup...

SpaceX took a couple weeks off, but is ready to send up another batch of Starlink satellites to add its expanding internet empire.