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NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years -- including the first woman and Black man to participate in a lunar flight.

Kenya will launch its first operational satellite next week in a landmark achievement for the country's space program, the government said on Monday.

Using data from ESA's Gaia mission, astronomers have discovered not only the closest but also the second closest black hole to Earth. The black holes, Gaia BH1 and Gaia BH2, are respectively located just 1,560 light-year...

NASA landed 12 astronauts on the moon during the Apollo program more than half a century ago. So why is the upcoming Artemis 2 mission just doing a lunary fly-around?

Using the Gravitational Lensing technique, astronomers have found evidence of what could be the largest black hole ever detected! The post Astronomers Think They've Found One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever Seen appeared...

Thuraya is providing Swiss small satellite operator Astrocast a $17.5 million financial lifeline in a deal that marks the Emirati company's first investment in a low Earth orbit constellation. The post Thuraya invests in...

SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket could attempt to go orbital for the first time early next week, provided regulatory approvals come through.

With continuous developments in the space industry, the space near the Earth is occupied by a variety of spacecraft whose number is increasing dramatically every year. To avoid a collision, huge computation power is nece...

Antarctica's sea ice recently shrank to its lowest extent since satellite records began more than 40 years ago.

Lockheed Martin was selected as the "preferred bidder" for a multibillion-dollar Australian military project to build military communications satellites and supporting infrastructure. The post Lockheed Martin selected by...

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program is scheduled to conduct two super pressure balloon (SPB) launches from Wānaka, New Zealand, to further test and qualify the technology, which can offer cost savings compared to space mi...

NASA's DART mission, an attempt to discover if a spacecraft impact can shift an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth, has been described as a "smashing success."

Although the Shroud of Turin's authenticity is hotly debated, the supposed burial cloth of Jesus Christ is still one of the most studied Christian relics there is. What do scientists say about it?

A brief introduction to Artemis 2 astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

NASA has selected the crew members for the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, which aims to fly humans around the Moon as early as 2024.

Kleos Space and Spire Global have been awarded contract extensions by the National Reconnaissance Office for commercial radio-frequency (RF) data, the companies announced April 3. The post Kleos Space, Spire Global get c...

Roscosmos has safely returned the uncrewed Soyuz M-22 spacecraft to Earth, which suffered a coolant leak in December 2022. The post Leaky Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth appeared first on Universe Today.

How do astronomers look for neutrinos? These small, massless particles whiz through the universe at very close to the speed of light. They've been studied since the 1950s and detecting them provides work for a range of v...

The arrow of time remains a mystery. Take a journey into the fascinating theories physicists use to explain how time moves.

New in-space propulsion techniques seem to be popping out of the woodwork. The level of innovation behind moving things around in space is astounding, and now a company from Japan has just hit a significant milestone. Pa...

On March 23, sky observers marveled at a gorgeous display of northern and southern lights. It was reminder that when our sun gets active, it can spark a phenomenon called "space weather." Aurorae are among the most benig...

Learn all about Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who will fly on the historic Artemis 2 moon mission with three NASA colleagues.