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The inostrancevia dominated the Permian Period until climate change wiped out the apex predator 250 million years ago.

The second set of NASA's TROPICS cubesats will launch on their hurricane-studying mission at midnight EDT on Thursday (May 25), and you can watch the action live.

Eight people will fly on Virgin Galactic's upcoming test mission. Six of them will go to suborbital space, and the other two will pilot the carrier aircraft to start the journey.

Two companies are preparing for a 2026 launch of what they believe will be the first commercial robotic Mars lander mission, the start of what the companies plan to be a regular series of such missions. The post Impulse ...

A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long project designed to help us prep for a real signal from E.T.

Fleet Space Technologies has raised around $33 million in a Series C round to expand its satellite-based mineral exploration services. The post Fleet Space secures $33 million for mineral exploration constellation appear...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for a critical test firing of its next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket, and it could happen as soon as this week.

Virgin Galactic is readying to send six people to suborbital space Thursday morning (May 25), on the company's final test flight before starting commercial operations.

Scientists found a switch that flips feathers on and off, narrowing the genetic distance between birds and the ancient reptiles.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov. 2023 on its way to become the first probe to visit the Trojan asteroids that orbit Jupiter.

The Hvar culture spread throughout the Adriatic coast 7,000 years ago. Newly discovered underwater settlements reveal the ancient relics they left behind.

A downward view of ESA's rock-strewn recreation of the Red Planet, is designed to put prototype planetary rovers through their paces.

The ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander was launched on Dec. 11, 2022, a privately funded spacecraft planned to land on the lunar surface. After a several-month journey to the moon, the spacecraft started a controlled...

The crew of Axiom Space's second private mission to the International Space Station arrived at the orbiting lab on Monday (May 22) to a warm welcome from the station's current crew.

BlackSky and Spire Global announced May 24 they are offering a new monitoring service that tracks ships via satellites. The post BlackSky, Spire roll out space-based maritime tracking service appeared first on SpaceNews.

This $500 price drop is the biggest saving on the legendary Nikon D850 we've seen all year.

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is shutting down less than two months after the satellite launch start-up filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a Tuesday company announcement.

California-based Virgin Orbit said it will permanently cease operations after selling key assets to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch and Launcher.

NASA and the U.S. Department of Education signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to increase access to high-quality STEM and space e...

A newly discovered supernova can be watched as it develops in real-time online and for free. The livestream will begin at 6:00 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) on Thursday, May 25.

Japanese space robotics venture GITAI has raised around $29 million to accelerate technology development and its U.S. expansion plans. The post Japan's GITAI raises $29 million for space robotics business appeared first ...

Once thought to be drab and inert, Uranus' atmosphere is gradually revealing how storm-ridden it really is.