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Located 54 million light-years from Earth, the spiral galaxy NGC 4424 once consumed a smaller galaxy. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has spotted a supermassive black hole hidden in this cosmic meal.

SpaceVPX is a set of standards for interconnects between space system components with a goal to cost-effectively remove bandwidth as a constraint. The post SpaceVPX (VITA 78) and the World of Interconnect appeared first ...

As NASA takes the first steps to implement recommendations of the planetary science decadal survey, the agency is warning that projected funding for at least the near term will fall short of that's report's projections. ...

NASA will test new science equipment for future missions with a sounding rocket launch August 22 from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Scientists hope CuSP will pave the way for a network of weather stations in interplanetary space.

One hypothesis for the nature of dark matter is that some of it could be self-interacting, meaning the individual particles interact slightly with one another.

It takes around half an hour to get to the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory. Thirty minutes may not sound like a long time, but that's half an hour spent plunging downwards in a truck as it twists and turns its way...

For 400 years sunspots have been used to measure the sun's cycle, but a newly suggested 'circle of fifths' system could predict dangerous and violent solar events years in advance.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is designed to probe the farthest frontiers of the universe, but newly released images of Jupiter prove that the observatory can also bring fresh perspectives to more familiar celestia...

The reason stars forming in very different regions of space come to have similar masses has puzzled astrophysicists for decades. Now, thanks to an advanced 3D stimulation, this mystery could be solved.

On Thursday Aug. 25 we will have an opportunity to catch sight of the two brightest objects in the night sky, Venus and the moon, engaged in a final morning dance.

Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas Schiess on Aug. 22 assumed command of U.S. Space Command's Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The post Schiess takes over U.S. Space Command's...

SpaceX has decided to use a mix of Falcon 9 and Starship rockets to launch the 30,000 satellites in its proposed second-generation Starlink broadband constellation. The post SpaceX adds Falcon 9 back to second-gen Starli...

A custom-built chamber for testing an upcoming NASA space telescope has arrived at Caltech in Pasadena to help ready the spacecraft for launch in 2025.

Your dogs are just as excited to see you as you are them.

Protons can contain a charm quark, an elementary particle 1.5 times heavier than the proton itself.

Astronomers can use gravitational wave data to study the interiors of neutron stars, thanks to new gravitational wave models. The post Gravitational Waves Will Give Astronomers a new way to Look Inside Neutron Stars appe...

Morpheus Space President István L'rincz weighs in on the evolution of its satellite propulsion systems and the future.

The Applied Physics Laboratory's new space sector director spoke with SpaceNews about his vision for APL's portfolio of civil and national security space projects. The post APL’s Future Vision: Q&A with Robert Braun ap...

The origin of Phobos and Deimos, the two Martian moons, has been a mystery to astronomers. These two bodies are a fraction of the size and mass of the Moon, measuring just 22.7 km (14 mi) and 12.6 km (7.83 mi) in diamete...

'Love, Death + Robots' and 'Avenue 5' will return for new seasons.

Astronomers frequently observe carbon monoxide in planetary nurseries. The compound is ultra-bright and extremely common in protoplanetary disks--regions of dust and gas where planets form around young stars--making it a...