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The first orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship deep-space transportation vehicle won't get off the ground this month.

Lockheed Martin Ventures is increasing investments by $200 million and much of that will be focused on the space domain The post Lockheed Martin's venture fund to increase investments in space companies appeared first on...

Army officials at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium said space and cyber technologies should be used in support of special operations and information warfare The post Army looking at new ways to use space technolog...

Astronomers have long considered Betelgeuse a candidate for a long-overdue supernova within our galaxy. Yet the red supergiant appears to be recovering following a mysterious 2019 event.

A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returning science to Earth for NASA is set to depart the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug. 18.

NASA transferred ownership and operational control on Thursday of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The Mengtian module arrived at Wenchang spaceport in south China on Tuesday (Aug. 9) after being shipped in containers from the northern port city of Tianjin.

A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars--well, a dead star, that is.

A meteorite on Earth holds new evidence that asteroids do indeed mysteriously spit out pebbles, a new study finds.

The growth of the small launch vehicle industry is slowing, with fewer new vehicles entering the market and more vehicles going defunct, as demand for such vehicles lags expectations. The post Small launch vehicle indust...

NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 25, to provide an update on the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) to the International Space Station - the first flight with astronauts o...

The unisexual whiptail lizard may help researchers understand how animals can go from sexual to unisexual.

Astronomers have found at least one dusty galaxy masquerading as a high-redshift galaxy, complicating the search for the first galaxies.

Spaceflight safety startup Kayhan Space is broadening its product line to address collision threats for launch vehicles and satellites with or without propulsion. The post Kayhan updates Pathfinder spaceflight safety pla...

We all wish sometimes that we could see into the future. Now, thanks to the very latest data from ESA's star mapping Gaia mission, astronomers can do just that for the sun. By accurately identifying stars of similar mass...

Maybe infinity and beyond should wait.

The cyclic universe model proposes a universe with no beginning, but a new study shows it might need a beginning after all. The post Even a Cyclical Universe Needed to Come From Somewhere appeared first on Universe Today...

NASA's InSight Mars lander has discovered little evidence of underground water at its site, but scientists are urging more research before drawing firm conclusions.

An international research team led by ZARM scientist Dr. Cyprien Verseux has identified a cyanobacteria subspecies that seems to be best suited for use in a biological life support system that would allow humans to survi...

An inquiry into updating rules around space debris and emerging on-orbit services seeks to position the U.S. as a leader in an emerging space economy. The post FCC considers new rules for emerging space capabilities appe...

John Grunsfeld says NASA should embrace and expand the partnership between human space explorers and robotic ones.

Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through a trail of dust from asteroids or comets, the dust burns up in Earth's atmosphere resulting in shooting stars.