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The head of NASA's science directorate says she remains optimistic the Europa Clipper mission will launch on schedule in October despite concerns about the spacecraft's electronics and its launch vehicle. The post NASA s...

NASA announced it has ended the VIPER rover project, which was intended to explore the moon in search of ice near the lunar south pole.

Gen. Stephen Whiting visits Starlink factory, praises company's transparency The post U.S. Space Command chief expresses confidence in Falcon 9's prompt return to flight appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn generated so much data that giving it a definitive value is impossible. It’s sufficient to say that the amount is vast and that multiple scientific instruments generated it. One of...

NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket's core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its Michoud Assembly Facility on Tuesday for shipm...

Saltzman: Integration with allies "is not just a good idea. It's part of U.S. policy." The post U.S. Space Force chief emphasizes international partnerships appeared first on SpaceNews.

It will take some time for the ISS to come down to Earth in the 2030s. NASA says it will take about 12 to 18 months to naturally fall back to our planet before a new SpaceX deorbit vehicle pushes it back into Earth's atm...

While no person could get this close during Ariane 6's inaugural flight on 9 July 2024, several small cameras bravely witnessed its take-off from the launchpad.

On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502. From zero exoplane...

Launched in December 2013, ESA's Gaia spacecraft is on a mission to map the locations and motions of more than a billion stars in the Milky Way with extreme precision.

"The Acolyte" sticks the landing with a strong season 1 finale that gives closure to the main plot while offering a look at the series' future.

Engineers and scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), led by Oliver Krause, developed crucial optical elements for the Coronagraph Instrument (CGI) of the Roman Space Telescope and delivered them to ...

Human interaction with megafauna at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch may have contributed to some mammalian extinctions.

Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of the ninth SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition missi...

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LeoLabs will provide space tracking and monitoring, and collision-avoidance services to the U.K. Space Command's Project Tyche. The post LeoLabs to support UK’s Project Tyche appeared first on SpaceNews.

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA's ninth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. ...

A meteor streaked across the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA.

The lava tube is likely one of many on the lunar surface.

Rosotics unveiled Halo, a metal 3D printer for rocket tanks and other large aerospace structures. The post Rosotics unveils 3D printer with space applications appeared first on SpaceNews.

Cats twist and snakes slide, exploiting and negotiating physical laws. Scientists are figuring out how.