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Crew-3's Dragon capsule, named Endurance, undocked from the International Space Station early Thursday morning (May 5), ending the mission's six-month stay aboard the orbiting lab.

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory and Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), astronomers have investigated a pulsar wind nebula, dubbed "the Goose," powered by a young pulsar known as PSR J1016-5857. Results of t...

A Long March rocket launched eight Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites late Wednesday, days after an earlier batch rode to orbit via launch from a sea platform. The post China launches new batches of Jilin-1 commercial rem...

Senators overwhelmingly voted against a motion May 4 that would have dealt a setback in NASA's efforts to select a second company to develop an Artemis lunar lander. The post Senate rejects effort to strip NASA lunar lan...

The Air Force Research Laboratory's rocket propulsion arm is asking space companies to help identify technologies and capabilities the military will need to launch missions on short timelines. The post Air Force's rocket...

NASA will take its fourth crack at fueling up its Artemis 1 moon rocket next month, if all goes according to plan.

Experts in planetary defense are developing ways to protect the planet from asteroids, large or small.

Bound for an asteroid of the same name, the orbiter is undergoing final preparations for its August launch.

Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on Mars or beyond, and the advances by companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin means perhaps the dream could be closer than ever to becoming reality. But as it stands now, sending a...

A new study using data from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter may explain why Martian frost can be invisible to the naked eye and why dust avalanches appear on some slopes.

Media accreditation is now open for SpaceX's 25th cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts will return to Earth before dawn on Friday (May 6) and you can watch it live online.

The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.

Adding microwave sounders to its constellation will not push back the timeline for startup Tomorrow.io to begin gathering weather data via satellite. The post Tomorrow.io on track for 2024 weather constellation appeared ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is holding a series of meetings next week with potential government, academic and industry partners to discuss the agency's plan to evaluate emerging satellite and grou...

NASA scientists have begun to study 50-year-old samples of the moon's surface, collected during the agency's final moon landing mission, Apollo 17.

NASA's Crew-3 mission was returning home to Earth on Thursday after six months aboard the International Space Station.

NASA's massive new observatory is inching ever closer to science work.

Cady Coleman, Tony Antonelli and Susan Kilrain may or may not be foodies, but they can now say they have played one on TV. The three former NASA astronauts are guest judges on "Top Chef."

Here's our handy guide to all the best Nikon binoculars deals with something for every level of astronomer and budget.

NASA and Boeing say they're confident they have resolved a valve issue that delayed a test flight of the company's CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle last year and are ready to try again later this month. The post...

NASA and HeroX have launched the NASA MarsXR Challenge, which will award up to $70,000 in prizes for innovative ideas on how to simulate future Mars missions. The post NASA is Looking for Ideas on How to Simulate Mission...