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The Space Development Agency awarded a $64 million contract to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to develop a software applications factory for the agency's low Earth orbit constellation. The post SAIC to d...

NASA believes in getting the public excited about space, and they're carrying on this tradition by recently announcing that space fans from around the world can travel to Jupiter with the Europa Clipper mission. Though, ...

Scientists have developed a new tool that can keep Hubble Space Telescope photos free of the bright streaks caused by fast-moving satellites.

NASA has growing concerns that the lunar lander version of SpaceX's Starship vehicle will not be ready in time for the Artemis 3 mission in late 2025, given the amount of work needed to get the vehicle ready. The post NA...

A monstrous galactic cluster is devouring another group of galaxies whole, causing it to emit a 1.5 million light-year-long trail of hot gas from its rear -- the largest of this type ever seen.

Indian satellite communications provider Nelco has invested around $122 million in a network equipment startup based in Mumbai, India, to bolster its services amid a growing competitive threat from international players....

The U.S. Space Force launch procurement office on June 8 announced an additional 12 missions assigned to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract. The post Space Force a...

Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters.

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered hundreds of galaxies that existed when the universe was less than 600 million years old.

The Pentagon has confirmed it is buying SpaceX's Starlink broadband services to provide communications in Ukraine.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has obscured the view of Earth-monitoring satellites like GOES-16 and the PlanetScope constellation.

Researchers say that Iani may have been the "last gasp" of a once great dinosaur lineage.

Firefly Aerospace announced June 8 it has acquired Spaceflight Inc., adding its satellite transportation services to its portfolio of launch vehicles and spacecraft. The post Firefly Aerospace acquires Spaceflight Inc. a...

The earliest complex life forms remain shrouded in mystery, but scientists have found some illuminating new evidence.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most powerful telescope ever launched into space, will soon get a new "sidekick"--a small but nimble satellite that borrows its name from a multicolored sea creature.

For optical astronomical observatories, the cloud coverage during night-time directly determines the available observing time (AOT) of a telescope, the most basic parameter in astronomical observations.

Long spaceflights can cause astronauts' ventricles -- cavities in the brain that hold cerebrospinal fluid -- to enlarge by up to 25%. And it apparently takes years for the swelling to go down.

As we enter a new era in space travel, a study looking at how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth's gravity suggests frequent flyers should wait three years after longer missions to allow the physiological ...

Humans have buried the dead with jewelry and other artifacts for tens of thousands of years. What does psychology say about the connection between grave goods and our afterlife beliefs?

Get up to speed on all the Transformers movies released so far, both in chronological and release order, with our comprehensive guide.

Although astrophysicists have never sensed supermassive black hole binary systems, a galaxy-sized detector composed of dead stars is hot on their trail.

With the help of the CHEOPS space telescope an international team of European astronomers managed to clearly identify the existence of four new exoplanets. The four mini-Neptunes are smaller and cooler, and more difficul...