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The Space Development Agency and its contractors have had to scramble to deal with parts shortages and other supply chain problems that have affected the entire space industry. The post Space Development Agency's satelli...

Each of us is, as it says in Max Ehrmann’s famous poem “Desiderata”, a child of the universe. It speaks metaphorically about our place in the cosmos, but it turns out to be a very literal truth. Our bodies contain ...

The Mandalorian's cool new starfighter carries a lot of on-screen and off-screen Star Wars history.

NASA is continuing to investigate water that leaked into a spacesuit helmet during a spacewalk earlier this year and is holding off on future spacewalks until engineers can resolve the problem. The post NASA puts ISS spa...

Volcanic ash buried evidence shortly after several individuals walked through a part of eastern Africa.

The InSight Mars lander will cease science operations sometime in the next few months due to a decreasing power supply, mission managers said at a news conference on May 17. Martian dust covering the solar panels has red...

How will humanity meet its end? That’s only a depressing question if you think that humanity will go on forever. Alas, nothing lasts forever, and if something could last forever, it probably wouldn’t be our strugglin...

Boeing's Starliner crew ship sits atop the Atlas-V rocket from United Launch Alliance counting down to its launch from Florida to the International Space Station on Thursday....

When Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi spotted Ceres in 1801, he thought it was a planet. Astronomers didn’t know about asteroids at that time. Now we know there’s an enormous quantity of them, primarily residing i...

Physicists led by the University of Iowa have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed.

Spending 45 years traversing the solar system really does a number on a spacecraft.

Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein said commercial innovation today is "outpacing the demand signal from the government." The post Military buyers challenged to stay up on the latest commercial space innovations appea...

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and Raytheon Intelligence & Space will begin developing technologies for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's next generation of weather satellites under contracts ann...

Reusable space technology has led to a rise in space transportation at a lower cost, as popularized by commercial spaceflights of companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic....

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out to its Florida launch pad Wednesday (May 18) for a crucial test flight.

In a recent interview, an engineer associated with the Chinese space agency confirmed that China has established a Crewed Lunar Program. The post China has a new Human Lunar Space Program, With Plans for Landers, Orbiter...

Blue Origin is no longer targeting Friday (May 20) for the launch of its next space tourist mission after discovering an issue with its New Shepard vehicle. A new launch date has not been announced.

Here's an exclusive clip for Amazon Prime Video's new sci-fi mystery series "Night Sky."

European scientists used the eROSITA X-ray telescope to observe a white dwarf nova for the first time.

Norway's Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has ordered three microsatellites to keep tabs on vessels operating clandestinely in the North Sea. The post Kongsberg orders satellites for Norwegian maritime surveillance appeared...

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said it would push back the launch of its fifth crewed rocket, originally scheduled for Friday, over technical issues.

We didn't learn much of substance during Tuesday's (May 17) hearing, experts said, but the fact that it happened at all may signal a greater commitment to studying and understanding UFOs going forward.