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A Chinese nuclear reactor for providing power and propulsion in outer space has passed a comprehensive performance evaluation, according to reports. The post Chinese megawatt-level space nuclear reactor passes review app...

A recent survey of planetary defense experts reveals concern about the growing number of artificial satellites in low Earth orbit.

NASA has rescheduled the next attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission for Sept. 3 after concluding that a faulty temperature sensor may be at the root of the problem that scrubbed the first launch attempt. The post Next ...

Royal Caribbean Group said Aug. 30 it has become the first cruise liner to adopt SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband services. The post Starlink secures first cruise line customer with Royal Caribbean appeared first on...

SpaceX just received a $1.4 billion deal to continue sending NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.

SpaceX lit up multiple engines on its Starship Super Heavy booster for the first time ever today (Aug. 31) as it continues to gear up for the debut orbital flight of the Starship program.

Planetary nebulae are short-lived “leftovers” of sun-like stars. Most of these “star ghosts” only last--at most--about 25,000 years. Usually, their clouds of debris disperse so broadly that they fade out fairly q...

Pentagon leadership will meet next week to discuss the growing threat from new types of space weapons being developed by Russia and China.

Astronomers have written the Milky Way's story many times over; scientists have traced violent collisions in its past and future and peered into the supermassive black hole lurking at its heart.

U.S. Space Command's Lt. Gen. John Shaw said 'one of the challenges that we will have as a nation is understanding the lunar environment' The post U.S. Space Command calls for investment in technologies for deep space mi...

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Subject to memorization in school and known as the definitive planetary lineup, Pluto was included in the list until the International Astronomical...

Think of the MOXIE instrument as a small tree, breathing carbon dioxide in and oxygen out.

On the red and dusty surface of Mars, nearly 100 million miles from Earth, an instrument the size of a lunchbox is proving it can reliably do the work of a small tree.

The breathtaking images of distant nebulas captured by the James Webb Space Telescope that mesmerized the world in July have been turned into music through a technique called data sonification.

There's a new, immersive way to explore some of the first full-color infrared images and data from NASA's JWST--through sound. Listeners can enter the complex soundscape of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, explore...

SpaceX has launched 39 orbital missions in 2022 so far, an average of one every five days or so. But the already impressive cadence could jump considerably next year.

NASA is targeting 2:17 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 3, for the launch of Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems at the agency's Kennedy Sp...

Discover the secrets behind capturing cinematic aerial video footage in this essential beginner's guide to drone video.

Technische Universität Ilmenau (Germany) is using artificial intelligence to improve the detection and classification of unidentified phenomena in the night sky. The research team of the group for data-intensive systems...

The Perseverance rover has mapped the structure beneath the Jezero Crater, which shows signs of rocks that could have formed in the presence of water. The post The Geology at Jezero Crater is Even More Complex Than Scien...

The Summer Triangle asterism consists of three bright, white stars: Vega, Altair and Deneb. Starting just after dusk, these three stars will be visible high overhead all night.

An interview with author Caseen Gaines on his new 40th anniversary visual history of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"