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During a close flyby of Europa, the Juno spacecraft was at an altitude of just 330 kilometers (220 miles) above the moon's surface. It caught some awesome images, too.

BepiColombo is a joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury. It was launched in 2018 on a complex trajectory to the Solar System’s innermost planet. The ESA reports that the spacecraft’s thrusters have lost some power. BepiCo...

Piecing together clues from burned village reveals hasty, panicked evacuation ahead of Hannibal's army.

The first crewed mission of Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft has been pushed back by an additional four days, to May 25.

NASA and Boeing have once again delayed first crewed flight of the company's CST-100 Starliner as they work to resolve a helium leak in the spacecraft's propulsion system. The post Helium leak further delays Starliner cr...

Indian insurance specialist Tata AIG is expanding into space as the global market reels from a string of heavy losses. The post India enters troubled space insurance market appeared first on SpaceNews.

A Carnegie Mellon University spinoff, Efficient Computer, developed a chip architecture that promises reduced energy consumption The post Startup’s chip design aims to boost satellite computing power appeared first on ...

India's second mission to Mars will include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute, according to media reports.

Analyzing teeth, jaws, and skulls from many cat species over time and from around the world paints a clearer picture of how saber teeth developed.

NASA has selected four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including acquiring spacecraft components and equipment, in support of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The multiple ...

Agency leadership has chosen Dr. Lori Glaze to begin a six-month detail as the Acting Deputy AA for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD).

After quite the aurora experience across Earth this past weekend, beastly sunspot AR3664 could give Mars quite the same solar spectacular.

With the decrease of potential impacts from AR 3664, forecasters are monitoring new sunspot regions developing on the eastern half of the sun.

The House Armed Services Committee has raised concerns about whether Space Force's two main coastal ranges can keep up with rising launch demands.

China launched the latest in its secretive Shiyan satellite series on May 12 atop a Long March 4C rocket. China's space agency says the satellite will be used for "space environment monitoring."

Some Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) consume vast quantities of gas and dust, triggering brilliant light shows that can outshine an entire galaxy. But others are much more sedate, emitting faint but steady light from th...

Captured on 7 May 2024, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of New Zealand's North Island.

Europe's newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether into Earth orbit to look back and study Earth, peer out to de...

"Urgent" action is needed to address an "insidious" and systemic bullying problem within the world of astronomy and geophysics, a report warns.

Their plans are measured in centuries -- here's everything we know about Dune: Prophecy, the prequel series that will explore the past of the Bene Gesserit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch for the 21st time tonight (May 17), setting a new reusability record for the company.

Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. Lenticular galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms.