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First place went to a University of Texas team seeking to indirectly measure vegetation water content and predict nitrogen content. The post SmallSat Alliance recognizes collegiate prize winners appeared first on SpaceNe...

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning time-lapse video of solar flares dancing across the sun from the Dark Sky Alqueva site in Portugal.

Europe's most active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday (Aug. 13) after weeks of puffing out odd smoke rings. Here is how it looked from space.

Intuitive Machines is targeting a mid-November launch for what could be the first private commercial venture to safely reach the moon's surface.

Not only is the devastation being thoroughly documented around the world, but it's also being recorded from space.

Dr. Angelo Vermeulen is a space systems researcher at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he explores advanced concepts for interstellar exploration. Over the past decade, he has collaborated closely...

As the earthquake-strength Hydra shaker table simulates the vibration forces of a rocket launch for satellite testing, it is only this concrete block and the dampeners and springs supporting it that prevent the rest of t...

Plenty of areas in the solar system are interesting for scientific purposes but hard to access by traditional rovers. Some of the most prominent are the caves and cliffs of Mars--where exposed strata could hold clues to ...

NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 will answer media questions at 2:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 23, about their mission aboard International Space Station prior to returning to Earth.

An observing campaign involving New Horizons, the Hubble Space Telescope and perhaps even you is designed to better understand how heat flows through the atmospheres of two ice giants.

SpaceX has submitted to the FAA its final report about the debut launch of its Starship vehicle, which ended with a bang four minutes after liftoff.

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara will virtually discuss her upcoming mission to the International Space Station during live interviews ahead of launch.

Momentus recently cut its workforce by 30% as the cash-strapped company seeks to reduce its costs while looking for "strategic options" to raise funding. The post Momentus cuts workforce while evaluating strategic option...

The Sun dominates the Solar System in almost every way imaginable, yet much of its inner workings have been hidden from humanity. Over the centuries, and especially in the last few decades, technological advancements all...

NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft has completed its flybys of Pluto and Arrakoth and is now about 8 billion kilometers from Earth. Although astronomers are looking for another Kuiper Belt target, they can send it towards; t...

The first Artemis mission to make use of NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway will be Artemis 4 in 2028, agency officials confirmed this month.

Astronomers have confirmed the age of Maisie's galaxy, which existed when the Universe was just 390 million years old, making it one of the earliest ever seen. The post You’re Looking at the Farthest Confirmed Galaxies...

La NASA invita a los estudiantes de escuela secundaria y preparatoria de Estados Unidos a presentar ideas de experimentos para vuelos de prueba a bordo de un globo de gran altitud o de un módulo de aterrizaje propulsado...

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is nearing completion now that its second and final cutting-edge science instrument has been added to the small spacecraft. Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK ...

India is gearing up for its first-ever mission to study the sun, Aditya-L1, which is expected to launch in early September.

NASA is calling on middle and high school students across the country to submit experiment ideas for a high-altitude balloon or rocket-powered lander test flight in the third TechRise Student Challenge.

SkyWatch, a satellite data distributor based in Ontario, Canada, announced a new imagery product that combines radar and optical images. The post SkyWatch to offer integrated radar-optical satellite imagery appeared firs...