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New research indicates that Mercury's thermal contraction was still occurring as recently as 300 million years ago.

As students advance to higher and higher physics courses, they eventually learn that the simple Newtonian dynamics they learned about in early classes aren't completely accurate models for understanding the universe. If ...

Japanese small satellite thruster developer Pale Blue has raised $7.5 million to establish a mass production facility for its water vapor propulsion systems. The post Pale Blue raises $7.5 million to mass produce water v...

Observations from ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite indicate the ozone hole above Antarctica is one of the largest seasonal holes ever observed.

The Parker Solar Probe is the little engine that just keeps going and going by the Sun. On September 27th, it made its 17th close approach and skimmed just 7.26 million kilometers (4.51 million miles) above the sun’s �...

A new study presents a novel and independent method for measuring cosmic expansion using kilonova The post Colliding Neutron Stars Could Help Measure the Expansion of the Universe appeared first on Universe Today.

United Launch Alliance launched two prototypes Oct. 6 for the more than 3,200 Project Kuiper broadband satellites Amazon plans to build and deploy over the next six years. The post ULA Atlas 5 launches first Project Kuip...

More than 50,000 participants have registered for the 2023 NASA Space Apps Challenge Saturday, Oct. 7, to Sunday, Oct. 8, which is the largest annual worldwide hackathon. During the two-day event, participants form teams...

Back in the 70s, kids used to look up at the summer sky and try to be the first one to shout, “Satellite!” That seems like a relic from the past now, alongside Polaroid cameras and astronauts on the Moon. These days,...

Slingshot Aerospace unveiled data that shows Russia's new spy satellite Luch-2 is conducting operations akin to those of its predecessor Luch-1 The post Slingshot Aerospace harnessing AI to track suspicious satellites ap...

Amazon is set to launch two satellites on Friday, in its first test mission as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service.

The first two prototypes for Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite-internet constellation took flight today (Oct. 6), lifting off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Celebrate the upcoming annular solar eclipse with a new app launched by Astronomers Without Borders. "One Eclipse" for iOS brings the wonders of the eclipse into the palm of your hand.

The smallest flowering plant on Earth might become a nutritious foodstuff for astronauts in the future, as well as a highly efficient source of oxygen. To help test their suitability for space, floating clumps of waterme...

Euclid has found its "lost" guide stars as a software patch has solved its navigation woes and the next six years of observation schedules have been redesigned to avoid stray sunlight: it's the end of an interesting comm...

Our planet is being continuously bathed in radio signals from satnav satellites--which are useful for much more than just navigation. Dedicated space missions acquire these signal reflections to amass valuable environmen...

Help Improve Federal Agency Forecasts of Procurement Opportunities  Help Improve Federal Agency Forecasts of Procurement Opportunities  The Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management & Budget, E...

MEDIA ADVISORY: J23-006 Oct. 6, 2023 NASA will open its gates to the public Saturday, Oct. 14, celebrating the agency's 65th anniversary, the International Space Station's 25th anniversary, and upcoming Artemis missions ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with NASA, are taking additive manufacturing to the final frontier by 3D printing the same kind of wheel as the design used by NAS...

Namira Salim became the first person from Pakistan to reach space today (Oct. 6), a milestone she achieved on Virgin Galactic's 'Galactic 04' mission.

Solar panel technology has advanced significantly in recent years, to the point where solar energy is the fastest-growing renewable power source. The solar panels we have today are a by-product of those used in space.

Missions to the moon, missions to Mars, robotic explorers to the outer solar system, a mission to the nearest star, and maybe even a spacecraft to catch up to interstellar objects passing through our system. If you think...