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Gen. Stephen Whiting: The location of a recently launched Russian satellite in low Earth orbit "doesn't seem to be accidental" The post U.S. Space Command ready for potential Russian satellite attack, general says appear...

Two NASA astronauts stopped their International Space Station spacewalk today (June 24) after a spacesuit coolant leak. The astronauts were still in the hatch when it happened.

Marcia Rieke, a scientist who worked on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope, has received the Gruber Foundation’s 2024 Cosmology Prize. Rieke will receive the award and gold laureate pin at a c...

Gen. Stephen Whiting: "Let's let the demonstrations continue" The post U.S. Space Command sees promise in rocket cargo initiative appeared first on SpaceNews.

Save the date for ESA's next Living Planet Symposium, set for 23-27 June 2025 at the Austria Center Vienna. Held every three years, this premier Earth observation conference continues to expand in both size and scope. Wi...

Using the ALMA radio telescope array, astronomers have investigated the disks of gas and dust around young binary stars to better understand how these systems procure planets.

Eva Granger firmly believes that anyone can launch a career at NASA. As the events and milestones lead for the Orion Program's strategic communications team, she dedicates her time to engaging with the public and educati...

Some planets, such as Saturn, have more than a hundred moons, while others, such as Venus, have none.

First looks would tell most observers that supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and very young stars have nothing in common. But that’s not true. Astronomers have detected a supermassive black hole (SMBH) whose growth is r...

After helium leaks and thruster problems with Boeing's Starliner capsule, NASA has been pushing back the return date from the International Space Station. On Friday, the agency announced they no longer had a planned retu...

Astronomers have measured supermassive black hole winds that existed when the universe was less than a billion years old, showing how these cosmic titans shape galaxies.

Using an instrument on the 4.1-meter Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, researchers have obtained the first astronomical spectrum using skipper charge-coupled devices (CCDs).

We've all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor--bellowing black plumes of super-hot water--and the life forms that cling to them. Now, a new study by UC Sa...

A Florida family has filed a claim with NASA after discarded components from the International Space Station crashed through their house.

On June 14, 2024, NOAA's (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) last Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-U, started its journey from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX ha...

Q&A with Toni Tolker-Nielsen, ESA Director of Space Transportation. The post Europe aims to end space access crisis with Ariane 6’s inaugural launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

Scientists won't only study the rocks NASA's Perseverance rover has cached throughout its trek across Mars. They want the fresh Mars air, too.

NASA has long been interested in building bigger and better space telescopes. Its Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has funded several methods for building and deploying novel types of telescopes for various purpose...

An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to discover gravitationally bound star clusters when the universe was 460 million years old. This is the first discovery of star c...

The gravitational wave detectors LIGO and Virgo have detected a population of massive black holes whose origin is one of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy. According to one hypothesis, these objects may have form...

On June 25, China's Chang'e-6 (CE-6) lunar probe is set to return to Earth, carrying the first surface samples collected from the farside of the moon. In anticipation of this historic event, scientists from the Institute...

A final trailer for Apple Original Films' comedy, "Fly Me To The Moon" which premiers in theaters on July 12.