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For the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, NASA officially has its hands on a spacecraft expected to fly humans to the moon.

Learn more about the historic hospital in Milan, where thousands of buried bodies provide an unprecedented look into the medical treatments of the 17th century.

Launched from Roc, Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft boasting a record-breaking 385-foot wingspan, the Talon-A2 drone was released over the Pacific Ocean. The post Pentagon’s hypersonic milestone: Stratolaunch re...

Written by Denise Buckner, Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Over the past few weeks, Perseverance has been investigating some curious spherules peppered across the "Witch Hazel Hill" region along...

NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the interim cryogenic propulsion stage is added to the launch vehicle.

Eutelsat shares closed up nearly 13% May 5 after the French operator said it would replace its CEO with Jean-François Fallacher, a telecoms veteran joining from a key partner in Europe's planned sovereign broadband cons...

Officials are unconvinced of strategic benefit, even as industry eyes long-term contracts The post Space Force remains skeptical on satellite refueling: 'Show me the military advantage' appeared first on SpaceNews.

In the waters off New England, one of Earth's rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale filters clouds of tiny reddish zooplankton -- called Calanus finmarchicus -- from the sea. These zoop...

NASA Langley Research Center's integral role in the past, present, and future of flight was on full display April 25-27 during the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show. The air show, held at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (J...

How do you distinguish a galaxy from a mere cluster of stars? That's easy, right? A galaxy is a large collection of millions or billion of stars, while a star cluster only has a thousand or so. Well, that kind of thinkin...

The idea that our Solar System is representative of other solar systems hasn't survived the age of exoplanet discovery. Kepler and TESS have shown us that our system doesn't even contain the most common type of planet: s...

2005 was a fantastic year for original Star Wars video games, but Revenge of the Sith's direct adaptation, quirks and all, shouldn't be forgotten.

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher emphasisesthe importance of cooperationinspace activities

As NASA works to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, researchers have reached a breakthrough by extracting oxygen at a commercial scale from simulated lunar soil at Swamp Works at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in F...

Though they don't orbit around our sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, that have been observed in our galaxy. These small, gassy planets are shrouded in mystery......

A new 12-minute U.S. Space Force documentary called "Always Above" will be featured in planetariums throughout the country beginning on Friday, May 2, 2025.

Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously thought.

Novaspace's Space Economy Report, 11th Edition, highlights downstream solutions driving significant industry growth. Paris, 2025 - Novaspace, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released the 11...

Global government space investments rocketed to $135 billion in 2024, marking a 10% increase from 2023, with defense expenditures driving growth and continuing to outpace civil spending. Novaspace, the leading […] The ...

Novaspace report highlights evolving pricing models amid growing supply and cost-efficient capacity Paris, February 19, 2025 - Novaspace, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released the 7th [�...

Novaspace, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has unveiled a new offering: the Major Space Programs Tracker. This report debuts with a spotlight on a defining trend across […] The post Inside SD...

Arp 184 or NGC 1961, a skewed or "peculiar" spiral galaxy, is still stunning in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope.