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China is formalizing its plans to land a pair of astronauts on the surface of the moon before the end of the decade. The post China sets out preliminary crewed lunar landing plan appeared first on SpaceNews.

Astronomers have found evidence that some stars boast unexpectedly strong surface magnetic fields, a discovery that challenges current models of how they evolve.

Jody Singer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service. Among many firsts in her career, Singer was appointed as the f...

See an exclusive clip from Episode 6 of Fox's summer sci-fi reality TV show, 'Stars on Mars,' which is hosted by William Shatner.

A new satellite called XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, pronounced "crism") aims to pry apart high-energy light into the equivalent of an X-ray rainbow. The mission, led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration...

NASA leadership, including climate experts, will be available at 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 20, at the agency's headquarters in Washington to shed light on recent extreme weather events, and discuss how NASA research a...

NASA leadership, including climate experts, will be available at 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 20, at the agency's headquarters in Washington to shed light on recent extreme weather events, and discuss how NASA research a...

Two coronal mass ejections have combined into an enormous cloud of magnetized plasma that is forecast to hit Earth on Tuesday and potentially trigger a strong geomagnetic storm.

An interview with Lee Pace and Laura Birn about Season 2 of Apple TV+'s 'Foundation.'

Flying cars. Space tourism. Safe reentry for astronauts coming back from Mars.

Luna-25, the first spacecraft from modern Russia to head for the moon, has arrived at Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country's far east ahead of a planned August 11 launch.

The Australian Space Agency found a piece of debris that may be part of a 'foreign space launch vehicle,' but it's unclear which one it could be.

Scientists have devised a new technique for finding and vetting possible radio signals from other civilizations in our galaxy--a major advance in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) that will significantl...

A team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has found that NASA's Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter frequently encounters giant swirling waves at the boundary betwee...

Since 2019, Elon Musk and SpaceX have led the charge to create high broadband satellite internet services. As of May 2023, the Starlink constellation consisted of more than 4,000 satellites operating in Low Earth Orbit (...

As part of NASA's regular cadence of robotic lunar missions through Artemis, the agency has selected a new scientific payload to establish the age and composition of hilly terrain created by volcanic activity on the near...

Virgin Galactic will launch six people to suborbital space next month on 'Galactic 02,' the company's first private astronaut mission.

Researchers in Canada's high Arctic are on a hunt for rusty rocks similar to those found on Mars. Their goal is to train researchers for future moon and Red Planet expeditions.

The search for life on Mars has been a long a confusing one. Inconclusive experiments abound, but one thing is certain – there is definitely organic material on the Red Planet. Now, a new study in Nature has confirmed ...

​Students from Wyoming will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station during the state's first Earth-to-space call.

Satellites often offer new perspectives when they launch. Sometimes because of the location they are placed in – sometimes because of their instrumentation. A new satellite by a consortium of European companies and age...

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will all be visible overnight on Monday (July 17) during July's new moon, although some will require staying up late.