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There’s an old adage in the engineering field – what gets funded gets built. So it’s sure to be a happy time over at the Planetary Society, as NEO Surveyor, the project the organization has primarily supported over...

Inspiration for space exploration can come from all corners. One of the most inspiring, or terrifying, sources of inspiration for some in space exploration came from computer science expert John von Neumann, who laid out...

Mars might not be the first place you would think of when thinking about where wind power might be useful. It has dust storms similar in scale to anything that the Earth can muster, and they’ve been responsible for the...

The team will launch on a SpaceX Starship around the moon at some undisclosed point, funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.

NASA celebrated the new year on Mars, which happens on Dec. 26 -- days before the Gregorian calendar changes over to 2023 on Earth.

NASA's Mars Insight lander died a slow death by dust. Could anything have been done to save it?

Scientists are one step closer to solving a key mystery about the sun.

Astronomy 2023 highlights include two fine solar eclipses, the Sun heading towards solar maximum, a series of spectacular lunar occultations and much more. The post Astronomy 2023: Top Sky Watching Highlights for the Com...

Artificial light pollution from Earth is contaminating the skies over most major astronomical observatories, requiring immediate action to remedy, a team of international scientists has determined.

The Manfrotto Element MII has everything you could want in a sturdy yet lightweight tripod, all at an affordable price.

Asteroid Launcher, a new web app that gives asteroid impact fanatics a shot at answering some of their questions on what an asteroid crash would be like.

The moon will visit Saturn for the last time of 2022 on Monday (Dec. 26) in a parting Christmas gift in a twilight conjunction that will disappear from view before night sets in.

To ensure the safety of spaceflight travelers from launch to landing, the United States should consider the continuity of a single executive agency overseeing commercial human spaceflight activities. The post Op-ed | Haz...