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The Space Development Agency is renaming its planned network of military satellites "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture." The post Space Development Agency renames constellation to reflect focus on U.S. warfighte...

Bad weather has pushed Rocket Lab's first-ever launch from U.S. soil back a day, to Tuesday (Jan. 24).

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently announced a new mission of its science program: a small telescope orbiting the Earth dubbed Arrakhis.

NASA announced Thursday its new Mars Sample Receiving Project office, responsible for receiving and curating the first samples returned from the Red Planet, will be located at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston...

This Bresser planetarium star projector, designed for kids, has true to life projections, a five year warranty and is simple to operate.

The U.K. announced 50 million British pounds ($62 million) in funding Jan. 23 for projects that could boost the country's satellite communications industry. The post UK Space Agency offers $62 million for innovative conn...

Curtin University-led research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revealed significant findings that could contribute to potentially saving the planet if one ever hurtled to...

Look in the northern skies during the early morning hours and green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) may be visible to the naked eye.

The three crew members of Shenzhou 15 decked out their in-space living quarters in red to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit on Sunday (Jan. 22).

The discovery of diverse ices in the darkest regions of a cold molecular cloud measured to date has been announced by an international team of astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This result allows astro...

The European Space Agency is grappling with multiple issues that could leave Europe temporarily without its own access to space by this summer. The post Europe grappling with space access challenges appeared first on Spa...

Ask the average person to name the US politician who earned the title "Mr. Space," and Lyndon B. Johnson is not likely to be the first reply. A look back at LBJ's space legacy 50 years after his death.

Image: Juice launch (artist's impression)

A team of researchers at Université de Lorraine in France, working with a colleague from Brock University in Canada, and one each from Université Clermont Auvergne and Université Lyon, both in France, has found eviden...

Satellite megaconstellations could pose a threat to the spectrum that meteorologists are eager to protect from radio frequency interference. The post Satellite constellations could interfere with meteorological spectrum ...

Not all flashlights are created equal. Some are stronger, consume more power, or have features such as blinking or strobes. Some aren't even meant for humans, such as a new project that recently received funding from a N...

The Earth's protective ozone layer is recovering thanks to the successful implementation of the Montreal Protocol. But new threats are emerging that might set back the efforts, scientists say.

Video: 00:00:30 This video features a new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), showcasing the low-mass star forming region Chameleon I. An international team of astronom...

The discovery of diverse ices in the darkest, coldest regions of a molecular cloud measured to date has been announced by an international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This resul...

Star formation in galaxies takes place in filaments composed of gas (mainly hydrogen) and small solid particles called interstellar dust, which is mainly carbon. Depending on the location of these filaments and their phy...

A commemorative plaque celebrating Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's moons has been unveiled on ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice. The spacecraft has just completed its final tests before departing Toulouse, France,...

Students from the Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County in Ronan, Montana, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Ear...