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Marshall Welcomes NASA Chief Scientist for Climate, Science Town Hall NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Kate Calvin, center left, joins team members at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center for a Climat...

Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle appeared to fire up briefly today (Sept. 18) before shutting down, resulting in a launch abort.

Brussels, Sept. 19, 2024. VEOWARE, a pioneer in enhancing satellite motion control, has raised €2.5 million in a funding round by imec.istart future fund, Ostbelgieninvest – OBI, Moveinvest (Noshaq & […] The post B...

In September 1969, celebrations continued to mark the successful first human Moon landing two months earlier, and NASA prepared for the next visit to the Moon. The hometowns of the Apollo 11 astronauts held parades in th...

After seeing the disruption that Starlink has had on the satellite communications market, Earth observation companies are closely watching Starshield. The post Earth observation companies wary of Starshield appeared firs...

A simple turn of phrase was all it took for U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of Katherine Johnson's home state of West Virginia to capture the feeling in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. "It's been said...

PARIS - Indian information technology giant Infosys announced plans Sept. 19 to invest about $2 million in Indian Earth-observation startup GalaxEye Space. “GalaxEye is proud to have Infosys, a global […] The post In...

Photosynthesis changed Earth in powerful ways. When photosynthetic organisms appeared, it led to the Great Oxygenation Event. That allowed multicellular life to evolve and resulted in the ozone layer. Life could venture ...

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that crossing the streams may lead to the creation of new structur...

NASA is awarding $7.2 million to six minority-serving institutions to grow initiatives in engineering-related disciplines and fields for learners who have historically been underrepresented and underserved in science, te...

On September 15th, 2024, the Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth after spending five days in orbit. The mission was the first of three planned for the Polaris program, a private space project to advance human spaceflight...

The Europa Clipper will determine whether Jupiter's icy moon has the right conditions for life as we know it.

As someone that has always lived in the UK countryside I am no stranger to the glory of a dark star-filled sky. Sadly 60% of the world’s population has already lost access to the night sky thanks to light pollution. Ac...

SpaceX fired up the engines of its sixth Starship vehicle on Wednesday (Sept. 18) to gear up for a test flight that's probably still several months away.

An exclusive interview with "Apollo 13: Survival" director Peter Middleton about his documentary full of archival footage and interviews.

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that crossing the streams may lead to the creation of new structur...

The company will add military Ka-band frequency compatibility to its next-generation Omega satellites. The post Astranis secures $13.2 million U.S. military contract for satellite upgrades appeared first on SpaceNews.

Ball lightning, a rare glowing orb seen during thunderstorms, has intrigued scientists for centuries. Learn what causes it, how dangerous it is, and if science can explain it.

Chris Pereira can personally attest to the immense gravitational attraction of black holes. He's been in love with space ever since he saw a video on the topic in a high school science class. But it wasn't just any scien...

Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 The lengthy drive planned on Monday executed as expected, and we came in today to find our rover parked at a jaunty angle on a sloped ridge. There were some worries that the...

The Sun is midway through its life of fusion. It’s about five billion years old, and though its life is far from over, it will undergo some pronounced changes as it ages. Over the next billion years, the Sun will conti...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission photographed the Earth, moon and Uranus as it heads toward Venus for a gravity assist next year.