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Astronomers are learning more about the extreme conditions created by supernovas and the powerful magnetic fields that act as natural particle accelerators.

Perseverance has socked away 14 drilled-out Mars rock cores to date -- two apiece from seven target rocks -- and it will likely drop half of them in a "depot" in November or December.

One of the most reasonably priced star projector STEM toys for budding astronomers who want a glimpse of the night sky at home.

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission. JPSS-2 is the third satellite i...

Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus, the "father of scientific astronomy."

Vendors selected for the STEP 2.0 program will compete for task orders under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract The post Space Force to award up to $50 million in contracts for Space Test...

Initial direct-to-smartphone services from Iridium's constellation will support occasional communications for emergencies and other unforeseen needs in remote areas worldwide, CEO Matt Desch said Oct. 20. The post Iridiu...

NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 27, to share new scientific findings based on observations from the agency's InSight Mars lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).

The lives of newborn stars are tempestuous, as this image of the Herbig-Haro objects HH 1 and HH 2 from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts. Both objects are in the constellation Orion and lie around 1,250 light-...

The sun is a great skywatching target but you should NEVER look at it without protection. Here we explain how to view the sun safely and what to look out for.

Kerbal Space Program 2 is launching an early access program for PC gamers only, aiming to get people on board quickly to assess its physics and gameplay.

An analysis of lunar samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 moon mission has produced a new possible answer for volcanism late in the moon's history.

NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss the latest findings of the agency's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), including a new, unanticipated capability which...

NASA's highly anticipated UFO study is about to begin, and we now know who will conduct it.

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GPS is integral in bringing new technology to farms, such as autonomous tractors, smart sprayers with AI and better tools for data collection.

Life might have wiped itself out on early Mars. That’s not as absurd as it sounds; that’s sort of what happened on Earth. But life on Earth evolved and persisted, while on Mars, it didn’t. Evidence shows Mars was o...

As an emerging multi-satellite cooperative flight mode, the microsatellite swarm has become an important future research issue for distributed space systems. It offers low cost, rapid response, and collaborative decision...

Lockheed Martin announced that NASA has ordered three more Orion spacecraft for future Artemis missions. The new order includes capsules for the Artemis VI, VII and VII missions, which are expected to launch in the late ...

NASA astronauts will be spending time in a simulated lunar environment in the Arizona desert, to see what Artemis moon missions will face.

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where teams will begin final preparations for the spacecraft's launch in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ...

If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies--from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs--could be a beacon signifying the presence of life.