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NASA has developed special probes that will fly aboard F-15B jets trailing closely behind its X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet in order to measure the shock waves it produces.

When the sun's fury disrupts high-tech farming, precision turns to chaos.

Intelsat 33e's break-up in geostationary orbit highlights an emerging threat for the contested space domain, an executive at U.S.-based space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions said Dec. 10 during the Spacepower Conf...

In October 2024, Michelle Dominguez and Dorcas Kaweesa from the Ames Aeromechanics Office were each awarded as a "Technology Rising Star" at the Women of Color STEM Conference in Detroit, Michigan. Rising Star awards are...

Through Artemis in Motion Sessions, NASA Seeks Moon Storytelling Ideas As NASA pioneers new technologies and methods for storytelling in space for the benefit of humanity, the agency is hosting Artemis in Motion listenin...

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords Wednesday during separate signing ceremonies at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to commit to th...

Australia's Fleet Space Technologies has raised $100 million to expand its satellite-based mineral exploration capabilities and take the technology to the moon. The post Fleet Space raises $100 million to advance mineral...

SAN FRANCISCO - Spaceflight training startup Orbite has raised $4 million to expand its business, which combines astronaut training with luxury vacations. After raising $4 million in a Series A […] The post Orbite to e...

NASA is aiming for February 2025 to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will produce 3D maps of the entire visible sky.

Do we have a planetary bias when it comes to understanding where life can perpetuate? It’s only natural that we do. After all, we’re on one. However, planets may not be necessary for life, and a pair of scientists fr...

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will break its own records for speed and closest approach to the sun.

NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket core stage is vertical in High Bay 2 on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The core stage arrived on July ...

HELSINKI -- An Omani space company has joined China's effort to build its International Lunar Research Station as Beijing continues efforts to attract partners. Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's […] The post Omani s...

Discover why the remains of a Neanderthal house fire in Ukraine provides clues about how Eastern European Neanderthals lived and died.

Discover why the remains of a Neolithic house fire in Ukraine provides clues about how early Eastern European people lived and died.

Astronomers have discovered a new vast Odd Radio Circle, or "ORC," that could help determine the origin of this strange galaxy-encompassing phenomenon.

The ongoing Ukraine conflict serves as a testing ground for space-based capabilities and as a laboratory for military adaptability The post U.S. Space Force unit in Europe navigates critical satellite operations appeared...

Interstellar objects visit our solar system all the time. A new study shows they likely come in streams of sibling objects from the same star system. The post Tidal Steams of Interstellar Objects May Flow Through the Mil...

Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which will be published in t...

"The Moonwalkers" is landing in Houston. More than a year after the immersive film debuted in London, "The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks" is set to make its US premiere at Space Center Houston.

Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure. Seawater will infiltrate underground freshwater supplies in about three of every four coastal ...

Earth's rainy days are changing: They're becoming less frequent, but more intense. Vegetation is responding.