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A critical molecule for the metabolism of living organisms has been synthesized for the first time by University of Hawai i at Mānoa researchers at low temperatures (10 K) on ice coated nanoparticles mimicking condition...

NASA researchers are looking at the possibility of using a wingless, unpowered aircraft design from the 1960s to gather atmospheric data on other planets - doing the same work as small satellites but potentially better a...

An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a variety of molecules, ranging from relatively simple ones like methane to complex compounds like acetic acid and et...

Each marketed as its brand's 'smallest full-frame camera', we're comparing the Sony A7C II with the Canon EOS R8 to find out which one is worth investing in.

Omnispace is exploring how its proposed constellation of more than 600 low Earth orbit satellites could help connect phones and other devices subscribed to MTN, Africa's largest terrestrial mobile network operator. The p...

A test version of the universal stage adapter for NASA's more powerful version of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket arrived at Building 4619 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on Feb. 22 fr...

Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body. A new study has found that astronauts with no prior history of headaches may experience migraine and tension-type headaches during long-haul space flight, which ...

Once on the chopping block, SDA now has a $4.2 billion budget to build a satellite network of hundreds of satellites The post Space Development Agency marks five-year milestone appeared first on SpaceNews.

In the next decade, space agencies will expand the search for extraterrestrial life beyond Mars, where all of our astrobiology efforts are currently focused. This includes the ESA’s JUpiter ICy moon’s Explorer (JUICE...

Physicists often turn to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability to explain why fluid structures form in plasmas, but that may not be the full story when it comes to the ring of hydrogen clumps around supernova 1987A, research f...

Fifty-five years ago today, NASA astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart splashed down 4.5 nautical miles from the USS Guadalcanal, concluding a successful 10-day Earth-orbital mission in...

NASA selected the first winners of the agency's Space Tech Catalyst prize to expand engagement with underrepresented and diverse individuals in the space technology sector as part of the agency's broader commitment to in...

NASA has awarded five scientists and engineers Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation (DALI) grants to support the development of instruments for potential use in future lunar missions, including the agency...

The Sky-Watcher 200P (with EQ5 mount) is a quality telescope to capture affordable, quality views of the universe.

Astronomers have discovered rather close evidence of a star being ripped apart and devoured by a supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event.

SpaceX is set to send up another batch of Starlink satellites targeting one minute before sunset from the Space Coast on Wednesday night using a first-stage booster for a record-tying 19th time.

A test version of the universal stage adapter for NASA's more powerful version of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket arrived to Building 4619 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Feb. 22 from ...

A giant volcano has been hiding in plain sight for decades in one of Mars' most iconic regions.

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a cubic-kilometer-sized neutrino telescope at the South Pole, has observed a new kind of astrophysical messenger. In a new study recently accepted for publication as an Editors' Suggesti...

New, highly stretchable sensors can monitor and transmit plant growth information without human intervention, report University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers in the journal Device.

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, we're in the midst of a fine "window of opportunity" for viewing Mercury in the evening sky throughout March.

Space flight is an expensive business and that money has to come from somewhere. The White House has just released their budget for fiscal year 2025. What does that mean for NASA?, they will get $25.4 billion, the same a...