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There's no firm release date for when ALE plans to generate its first artificial meteor shower, which it previously pledged to begin in 2023.

The cosmos would look a lot better if Earth's atmosphere wasn't photo bombing it all the time.

South Korea will spend 874.2 billion won ($674 million) on space programs this year to expand its domestic space industry, develop a next-generation launch vehicle, and bolster space defense capabilities. It is a 19.5 pe...

Virgin Orbit is ceasing operations "for the foreseeable future" and laying off about 90% of its workforce, according to CNBC.

The launch of the first commercial satellites in AST SpaceMobile's cellphone-compatible broadband constellation has slipped into 2024, the company said March 31 as it disclosed rising costs for developing the network. Th...

A new map of Mars shows the Red Planet in stunning detail, revealing a wealth of fascinating geological features as seen from orbit.

A new lunar rover built by Astrolab will launch on an upcoming SpaceX Starship mission to the moon as early as 2026.

Astronomers are redefining a galaxy whose black hole jet changed directions by 90 degrees.

When the Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon, they had to perform tasks in 1/6th of Earth’s gravity. At first, walking and working in this low gravity environment posed some challenges. However, the astronauts soon ad...

Sierra Space's Dream Chaser will delay about half a year to December, while its new United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket's upper stage had an anomaly during testing.

It's unknown who took the throne right before King Tut, but some scholars think it could have been Egypt Queen Nefertiti in secret.

In July 1982, train signals in Sweden misfired and erroneously turned red. The culprit, believe it or not, was a space storm that started 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) away.

Two mysterious cosmic phenomena appeared in the same patch of sky nearly at once, and it may not be a coincidence.

A win is worth 3 points in soccer but the data suggests otherwise.

Now that spring is officially here, we have a great view of some of the most interesting double stars in our sky.

Some animals may be cute, but they could also carry zoonotic diseases. Learn what diseases can transfer to humans from animals.

NASA experts will join a virtual press conference hosted by Axiom Space at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 6, to preview the launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second private astronaut mission to the International Space S...

Lunar rover developer Astrolab has signed an agreement with SpaceX to transport its first rover to the moon on a future Starship flight. The post Astrolab to send rover to the moon on SpaceX's Starship appeared first on ...

Media are invited to a NASA media teleconference 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 5, to discuss the upcoming launch of the first space-based instrument to observe major air pollutants across North America every hour during th...

NASA has appointed Steve Shih as the agency's first diversity ambassador and Elaine Ho as the next associate administrator for the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission.

Like a tornado siren for life-threatening storms in America's heartland, a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and NASA satellite data could sound the alarm for dangerous space weather.