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Video: 00:04:31 The double-satellite Proba-3 is the most ambitious member yet of ESA's Proba family of experimental missions. Two spacecraft will fly together as one, maintaining precise formation down to a single millim...

Astronomers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars--"dead" remnants and "living" stars--in young star clusters. Described in a new study published in ...

NASA astronaut Alan Bean steps off the lunar module ladder in this photo from Nov. 19, 1969, joining astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. on the Moon in the area called the Ocean of Storms. The two would then complete two spacew...

NASA, along with its industry and international partners, is preparing for sustained exploration of the lunar surface with the Artemis campaign to advance science and discovery for the benefit of all. As part of that eff...

Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we all have a vivid image of the Crab Nebula emblazoned in our mind’s eyes. It’s the remnant of a supernova explosion Chinese astronomers recorded in 1056. However, the Crab Nebu...

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Earth's mightiest heroes are assembling again in 2026. Here's what we know about Avengers: Doomsday so far.

Following eight months of intense research, design, and prototyping, six university teams presented their "Inflatable Systems for Lunar Operations" concepts to a panel of judges at NASA's 2024 Breakthrough, Innovative an...

NASA researchers helped create an insulation coating that blocks heat and sunlight

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's annual report paints a comprehensive picture of China's state-driven ascendancy across space, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotechnology The post...

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Associate Director for Mission Planning, Earth Sciences, and environmental scientist Robert J. "Bob" Swap makes a difference by putting knowledge into action. Name: Robert J. "Bob" SwapTitle: Associate Director for Missi...

"Starlinksatellites look like a miniature version of the monolith from '2001: A Space Odyssey.' "

Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.

The double-satellite Proba-3 is the most ambitious member yet of ESA's Proba family of experimental missions. Two spacecraft will fly together as one, maintaining precise formation down to a single millimeter.

The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.

As space exploration and commercial space initiatives accelerate worldwide, the inaugural Farnborough International Space Show (FISS) is set to become a focal point for global industry. Endorsed by the UK […] The post ...

BREMEN, Germany -- Exotrail's geostationary spacevan is set to ride aboard Ariane 6 in 2026, in a boost for European space mobility capabilities. Arianespace announced the contract for launch on […] The post Exotrail's...

Five new portraits of galaxies located between 4 million to 30 million light-years from Earth could help astronomers unlock the secrets of cosmic evolution.

To explain why dark matter particles haven't come up in any direct detection experiments, physicists have wondered if it may be a kind of particle known as an axion.

If President-elect Donald Trump and techno-oligarch Elon Musk get their way, NASA -- one of America's crown jewels -- may become a glorified contracting agency.  As Musk promises the American […] The post Don't let Tr...

An international team of astronomers has employed the MeerKAT radio telescope to investigate giant radio galaxies in the field of the Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS). They found a new giant radio galaxy that had n...