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While climbing a crater rim, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a curious striped rock that may have rolled from farther uphill, hinting at treasures the robotic explorer has yet to find.

SpaceX plans to launch 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Wednesday morning (Sept. 25).

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Henry Houskeeper, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Graduate Mentor: Lori Berberian, University of California, Los Angeles Lori Berberian, Graduate Mentor Emory Gaddis Leveraging High Resolution Pla...

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Sousa, San Diego State University Graduate Mentor: Megan Ward-Baranyay, San Diego State University Megan Ward-Baranyay, Graduate Mentor Gerrit Hoving Predicting Ammonia Plume Presence at Feedlots...

Faculty Advisors: Dr. Andreas Beyersdorf, California State University, San Bernardino & Dr. Ann Marie Carlton, University of California Graduate Mentor: Madison Landi, University of California, Irvine Madison Landi, Grad...

On August 12-13, 24 students from the West Coast cohort of NASA's Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) gathered at University of California, Irvine (UCI) to present their final research to a room of mentors, professo...

Updated chipset standards due for release late next year could enable mass-market smartphones to connect with Iridium's satellites, the operator said Sept. 25 after getting permission to try to work in compatibility. The...

Long ago, flowing wind and water shaped Mars's malleable sand and sediment into dunes, ripples and other landscape patterns, called bedforms. Over billions of years, some of these landforms hardened into rock--scientists...

NASA is advancing an innovative approach to enabling commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites in low Earth orbit, a precursor to capturing and repairing or removing the satellites. The agency has award...

The Canon PowerShot Zoom digital monocular can take 12MP stills and can record HD video. But can it match the quality and convenience of a traditional monocular? Let's find out.

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 1:17 p.m. EDT, Saturday, Sept. 28, from Space ...

As NASA moves forward with efforts to establish a long-term presence on the moon as part of the Artemis campaign, safely moving cargo from landers to the lunar surface is a crucial capability.

Blue Origin carried out a hotfire test for its New Glenn rocket second stage on Monday (Sept. 23) as the company moves toward the huge vehicle's debut flight.

NASA's TBIRD (TeraByte InfraRed Delivery) demonstration and its host spacecraft--the PTD-3 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-3)--have completed their technology demonstration. The TBIRD payload spent the past two years...

Outside Analytics will support sensor data analysis at the Space Force's TAP Lab The post Space Force awards $25 million contract for satellite data integration appeared first on SpaceNews.

The aurora borealis is continuing to dazzle viewers across the northern United States and Canada.

SpaceX continues to engage the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in a heated and very public debate over launch licensing and alleged violations.

NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department of Defense during a launch window that runs 1:45 to 6:30 p.m. EDT each day from Sept. 26 to...

When a massive star explodes as a supernova, it does more than release an extraordinary amount of energy. Supernovae explosions are responsible for creating some of the heavy elements, including iron, which is blasted ou...

The Space Systems Command is interested in creating a "commercial antenna marketplace" The post Space Force eyes commercial antennas to boost satellite control capacity appeared first on SpaceNews.

It’s no secret that spending extended periods in space takes a toll on the human body. For years, NASA and other space agencies have been researching the effects of microgravity on humans, animals, and plants aboard th...

NASA launched its reimagined art program by unveiling two murals on Sept. 23, 2024. The murals, titled "To the Moon, and Back," were created by New York-based artist team Geraluz and WERC and use geometrical patterns to ...