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Scientists warn that the Trump administration's abrupt firing of hundreds of weather forecasters and climate experts at NOAA will curtail important climate research and result in preventable deaths during extreme weather...

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. It's a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star-50 times closer than the Earth does around the sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal force...

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023--specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 percent on ...

The company AstroForge is working to try and recover the asteroid probe before time runs out.

As eyes turn to Firefly Aerospace's mission control for the company's first attempt at a moon landing, some watching may notice models of the Blue Ghost lander sitting at the consoles.

The Govee Star Light Projector is an excellent star projector for noisy environments, but it isn't a good one for your bedside table.

Learn how astronauts can lose bone density and how muscles can weaken. As we continue to explore space, NASA is looking into how to prevent this as well.

On Episode 150 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik answer your questions, respond to your comments, and have lined up a number of your most tummy-tickling space jokes.

Don't miss the partial solar eclipse on March 29! Find out where and when to see it, and how to prepare with just one month to go!

After spending six weeks in orbit, the capsule touched down at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia The post Varda Space capsule lands in Australia with critical data for hypersonic vehicles appeared first on Space...

After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space.

Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays are the highest-energy particles in the universe, whose energies are more than a million times what can be achieved by humans. But while the existence of UHECRs has been known for 60 years, r...

NASA's Europa Clipper will fly past Mars today to adjust its trajectory and position itself for a critical phase of its 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) trek to the Jupiter system.

Written by Henry Manelski, Ph.D. student at Purdue University The Perseverance team is always looking for creative ways to use the tools we have on Mars to maximize the science we do. On the arm of the rover sits the SHE...

On December 3rd, 2018, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) successfully rendezvoused with the Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 101955 Bennu. Over the n...

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Meink seeking clarity on his relationship with SpaceX and its chief executive, Elon Mus...

The Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest large neighbour, has 36 identified dwarf galaxies. The Hubble telescope took images of Andromeda and its dwarfs during more than 1,000 orbits, creating a precise 3D map. Astronomers used...

US Space Operations Command recently unveiled a new motto: "Semper Venator," Latin for "Always the hunter."

The January wildfires in California devastated local habitats and communities. In an effort to better understand wildfire behavior, NASA scientists and engineers tried to learn from the events by testing new technology. ...

A Fast-Moving Planet and a Crimson Moon! Catch Mercury if you can, then stay up late for a total lunar eclipse, and learn the truth about the dark side of the Moon. Skywatching Highlights All Month - Planets Visibility: ...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet recently passed electromagnetic interference testing, moving it one step closer to its first flight.