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The recent disclosure of intelligence indicating that Russia is perhaps developing a nuclear weapon to target satellites in space sent shock waves through Washington. While details remain scarce, the threat scenarios cou...

NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope have tag-teamed to produce definitive measurements of the universe's expansion rate.

President Biden's 2025 federal budget request allocates $25.4 billion to NASA, a minimal increase over what Congress just allocated for 2024.

NASA says its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal is constrained by the second year of a debt-ceiling agreement that caps overall spending, leading to delays, potential cancellations and broader uncertainty for many NASA sc...

On April 8, 2024, much of North America will experience a solar eclipse: a cosmic alignment of sun, moon, and Earth, in that order. The moon's shadow path will make landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast, cross the United St...

NASA has selected Bastion Technologies Inc. of Houston to provide support services in four broad technical areas including environmental, institutional operational safety, occupational health, aeronautics and space syste...

First trailer drops for Prime Video's new live-action "Fallout" streaming series landing in April

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lamented spending cuts in his agency during his annual address on March 11, as the agency released its 2025 budget request.

A new theory of quantum gravity can explain the anomalous rotation of galaxies without the need for dark matter, say researchers.

Multi-orbit broadband is about to get an important test run, as terminals that can switch between satellites in LEO and geostationary orbit come online. The post Dawn of the multi-orbit era appeared first on SpaceNews.

Flat panel antenna maker Kymeta is refreshing its leadership team as the company prepares to start shipping its first multi-orbit broadband user terminal. The post Kymeta brings in new leadership amid multi-orbit antenna...

How were supermassive black holes able to grow so rapidly in the early Universe? Galactic mergers were believed to be the answer, providing fresh material to feed black hole growth. According to researchers, that's not e...

How do we know exactly where and when the Moon will cast its shadow? Eclipse prediction depends on understanding the positions and movements of the Moon, Sun, and Earth. Modern maps build on a long human history of eclip...

"The rollout of the President's 2025 budget offers the opportunity to highlight some of the exciting happenings that are helping launch humanity's future at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Every dollar spent on t...

The Moon passes in front of the Sun in this Aug. 21, 2017, image taken at the point of the maximum partial eclipse. This photo was taken near Banner, Wyoming, where a partial eclipse was visible. However, a narrow portio...

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible to more than 30 million people across North America. To help kids learn about solar eclipses, NASA is launching Snap It! An Eclipse Photo Adventure.

SpaceX sent up another batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday night from the Space Coast while prepping for the return of Crew-7 from the International Space Station and the potential third test flight of the Starship an...

After a slightly extended stay on board the International Space Station, four astronauts from four international space agencies climbed aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance and began their return trip to Earth.

The James Space Telescope has used its NIRCam and MIRI instruments to capture two dynamic views of the star-forming region NGC 604 in the Triangulum Galaxy.

The Pentagon is seeking $144 million for OSC, created to attract private investment for tech companies in sectors like space, AI and cybersecurity The post DoD unveils investment strategy for its Office of Strategic Capi...

In 2008, astronomers with the SuperWASP survey spotted WASP-12b as it transited in front of its star. At the time, it was part of a new class of exoplanets ("hot Jupiters") discovered a little more than a decade before. ...

On Jan. 16, 2020, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured this image of two types of sand dunes on Mars: barchan and linear dunes.