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The inaugural launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is slated for today. Here's how to watch it live.

NASA is preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage that will help power the first crewed mission of NASA's Artemis campaign for shipment. On July 6, NASA and Boeing, the core stage lead contractor, moved t...

New research suggests that galaxies with quasars at their active hearts are seven times more likely to harbor elusive supermassive black hole binary paintings than other galaxies.

Video: 03:33:02 Europe's new rocket Ariane 6 powered Europe into space taking with it a varied selection of experiments, satellites, payload deployers and reentry demonstrations that represent thousands across Europe, fr...

A large plume of Saharan dust settled across the Gulf states this week after an epic journey from Africa.

An Astroscale spacecraft is continuing to inspect a Japanese upper stage left in low Earth orbit while demonstrating it can do so safely. The post Astroscale spacecraft continues inspection of upper stage appeared first ...

NASA joined the self-designated "party with a purpose" to let participants in the 30th ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans know there is space for everybody at the space agency. NASA representatives from the agenc...

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time Tuesday, providing a big boost for the continent's space plans. The post Ariane 6 performs flawlessly on long-awaited first flight appeared first on SpaceNews.

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off for the first time smoothly on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent's hopes of regaining independent access to space.

The new Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time ever today (July 9), opening a new chapter in European spaceflight history.

This Lego Marvel set packs in a venomous bite.

A sparkling jeweled ring, created through a cosmic phenomenon called gravitational lensing, has been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Netflix movie "Don't Look Up" received plenty of accolades for its scarily realistic portrayal of a professor from Michigan State University attempting to warn the world about a civilization-ending asteroid impact.

In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered Uranus has a strangely weak radiation belt. Now, researchers think this could be linked to "traffic jams" caused by the world's warped magnetic field.

NASA's logo turns 65 on Monday, July 15, and media are invited to its birthday celebration in Cleveland, the city where the iconic symbol was designed. To mark the logo's birthday, NASA's Glenn Research Center in Clevela...

NASA's Glenn Research Center staff traveled to Michigan for the Selfridge Air National Guard Base air show, open house, and STEAM Expo, June 8 and 9. NASA's Journey to Tomorrow, a 53-foot traveling exhibit, was a popular...

The International and Space Law Practice Group (ISLPG) is responsible for providing legal advice and counsel regarding international matters at Headquarters and all NASA Centers. Some of the legal issues for which ISLPG ...

For the second year in a row, NASA Glenn Research Center's Rainbow Alliance Advisory Group (RAAG), with support from additional Glenn employees, marched in Cleveland's "Pride in the CLE" festival on June 1.  This year, ...

NASA Glenn Research Center's Office of STEM Engagement provided a multi-faceted orientation--including a welcome from Center Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon--for 151 student interns (on-site and virtually) last month. This sum...

Saber Interactive just launched a frightening new story trailer for the horror video game "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead."

How would it feel to peer into the night sky and behold millions of galaxies across a vast swath of space? What would it be like to hunt for worlds beyond our solar system, or spot the fiery deaths of stars?

The Heliophysics Big Year (HBY) is a global celebration of the Sun's influence on Earth and the entire solar system. It began with the Annular Solar Eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, continued through the Total Solar Eclipse on ...