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The ESA’s Gaia mission mapped the positions and velocities of stars with extreme precision by measuring about one billion stars multiple times. It created a massive 3D map of the Milky Way that will pay scientific divi...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.

No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the red planet never gets old for Mariek Schmidt.

Learn more about how researchers are using the microbes in Yellowstone thermal pools to understand how life developed during a low-oxygen period.

Students from the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Somerset, New Jersey, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nick Hague as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathemati...

NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy (DSA), a technology that allows individual spacecraft to make independent decisions while collaborating with...

Is it possible to understand the Universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not likely. In practical terms? Definitely not. Extremely large objects can distort our understandin...

Acclaimed "Star Wars" author Alexander Freed discusses his new "Star Wars: The Mask of Fear" novel

NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in partnership with Boeing. The model, designed to represent half the aircraft, allows the research te...

A large team of researchers working on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Collaboration, which has been analyzing eleven years' worth of data from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) aboard the International Space Station...

Plano, TX - February 5, 2025 - Apogee Semiconductor, a leader in radiation-hardened semiconductor solutions for commercial space applications, is proud to announce the appointment of Rachel Lovejoy and Dr. […] The post...

This Feb. 5, 1971, photo gives an excellent view of the Apollo 14 lunar module on the Moon's surface after landing. At left, we can see that the astronauts - Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell - deployed the U.S. flag befor...

Was a powerful cosmic explosion seen by the Einstein Probe launched by a supermassive black hole snacking on a star, by a gamma-ray burst, or by something entirely new?

For the first time, NASA is hosting a live Twitch event from about 250 miles off the Earth aboard the International Space Station, bringing new audiences closer to space than ever before. Viewers will have the opportunit...

A bevy of space companies will lend a hand to NASA's moon goals under new contracts centered around the agency's upcoming Artemis missions.

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from--and why some are missing--has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new study reveals a surprising twist in the story of our planet's formation.

There are trillions of charged particles--protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter--whizzing around above your head at any given time. These high-energy particles, which can travel at close to the speed...

Disney's Marvel Studios launched its first look at "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" by broadcasting from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama.

Asteroid sampling missions are getting increasingly complex. Recent announcements about the existence of amino acids in the sample OSIRIS-REx returned from Bennu in 2023 will likely result in more interest in studying th...

Scheduled to launch on Feb. 27, NASA's PUNCH mission could revolutionize space weather forecasts, unify the solar corona and the heliosphere, and help improve astronomy techniques.

KSAT is expanding its role in satellite operations for government and commercial customers. The post KSAT expands role in satellite operations appeared first on SpaceNews.

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