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Learn more about the earliest "factory" of bone tools ever discovered, which saw the systematic shaping of bone some 1 million years before other such "factories."

Technicians with ESA (European Space Agency) and Airbus installed the four solar array wings on NASA's Orion spacecraft for Artemis II on March 3. The solar array wings, attached to the service module, deploy after Orion...

NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission with agency astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov is preparing to return to Earth following their science mission aboard the Inte...

The Gaia hypothesis theorizes that all of Earth's systems are tied together, making one large, living organism. While there's still some disagreement about whether or not that hypothesis is true, it is undeniable that ma...

York Space Systems plans to launch five missions in 2025 for commercial customers conducting classified experiments for the U.S. military The post York taps commercial satellite technology for classified defense missions...

AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly beyond the moon.

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This giant black hole is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the nearest galactic neighbors t...

The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured an image of Kachemak Bay's turbid, cloudy waters on September 20, 2024. This cloudiness comes from glacial flour: bits of pulverized rock ground down by glaciers th...

NASA invites the public to take part in virtual activities for the launch of the agency's SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander, and Nichole Ayers, pilot, alon...

Four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the microgravity lab...

As NASA continues to enable a sustainable, cost-effective commercial space economy, the agency is seeking partnership proposals for the operations, sustaining engineering, and utilization of Astrobee, a free-flying robot...

A "classification" is when a volunteer or citizen scientist finishes marking up or sorting one image or other piece of data. Each classification done by volunteers for the Redshift Wrangler project tells us something abo...

The second lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines reached the surface of the moon March 6, but its status after landing was not clear. The post IM-2 lunar lander touches down, status unclear appeared first on SpaceNe...

Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and how it got here. A new study led by Western astrophysicists Cole Gregg and Paul Wiegert recommend...

Europe's newest rocket, Ariane 6, took flight for the second time from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at13:24 local time on 6 March (16:24 GMT, 17:24 CET).This was the first commercial flight for Ariane 6, flight VA...

An Ariane 6 launched a reconnaissance satellite for the French military March 6 on the second flight of the European rocket. The post Ariane 6 launches French spysat on second flight appeared first on SpaceNews.

A drill for ice, a 4G network test, three rovers, and a hopping drone: a US company is hours away from its second lunar landing attempt on Thursday, aiming to advance technologies for future human missions.

Bruno said ULA has six Vulcan rockets currently in production The post ULA boss says Vulcan ready for multiple launches in 2025 appeared first on SpaceNews.

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out its first commercial mission on Thursday, placing a French military satellite into orbit to give the continent a new independent access to space.

When astronauts walk on the moon, they'll serve as the eyes, hands, and boots-on-the-ground interpreters supporting the broader teams of scientists on Earth. NASA is leveraging virtual reality to provide high-fidelity, c...

The mystery of Dark Matter endures. Despite sixty years of observation and research, scientists still haven't isolated the particle that accounts for roughly 85% of the Universe's mass. However, ongoing experiments and s...

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.