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A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of exoplanets, all through the invisible pull of gravity.

Auroras may be seen from Alaska to Wyoming as Earth is buffeted by turbulent space weather.

Logos Space Services has raised $50 million to advance engineering plans for more than 4,000 broadband satellites, the startup founded by a former Google executive and NASA project manager announced June 12. The post Log...

Learn how some species of bacteria interact with their neighbors when they're starving, spearing them with needles that spill their absorbable nutrients.

When is the summer solstice? On June 20, 2025, the sun will reach its most northerly point in the sky, marking the start of summer.

Learn about NGC 4858, a galaxy with the body of a jellyfish and the ears of a bunny, features that were both shaped by extreme pressure.

The lagoon nebulas were observed under the near-pristine dark skies of northern Arizona.

NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD) teamed up June 11 and 12 to simulate emergency procedures they would use to rescue the Artemis II crew in the event of a launch emergency. The simulations, which took place off th...

During the latter part of June, Mars will put on a couple of eye-catching shows, teaming up first with a bright star and then, late this month, with the moon.

We don't know what dark matter is, but that doesn't stop astronomers from using it to their advantage. Dark matter is part of what makes gravitational lensing so effective. Astronomers expect the Roman Space Telescope to...

Space visionaries, scientists, entrepreneurs and students from around the world are set to gather in Florida next week for this year's International Space Development Conference.

An international team of astronomers including researchers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory has unveiled groundbreaking findings about the disks of gas and dust surrounding nearby young stars, ...

Attendees line up to enter the theater for a screening of the new NASA+ documentary "Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope," Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Greenbelt Cinema in Greenbelt, Maryl...

Less than a day after its last batch reached low Earth orbit, SpaceX again added to its Starlink megaconstellation on Friday, June 13, 2025.

The sharpest images of the universe are created when radio telescopes around the world work together. For the first time, the world's largest network of radio telescopes, EVN, has observed together with South Africa's Me...

NGSO solutions positioned to capture 97% market share by 2034, driven by Starlink growth The post "The Starlink Effect": NGSO Services to Dominate Maritime Satellite Communications Market appeared first on SpaceNews.

Disney Plus is 60% off ahead of Father's Day, which means you can stream all the Star Wars and Marvel content available for just £1.99 a month.

Week in images: 09-13 June 2025 Discover our week through the lens

There is huge promise in AI to transform spacecraft design.  From near real-time performance calculations that enable broader design space exploration, to generative algorithms using mission requirements as inputs to [�...

Scientists have created a computer simulation that mimics what the Square Kilometer Array Low-frequency (SKA-Low) telescope will see when it searches for signals from the universe's earliest epochs. This simulation repre...

This serene spiral galaxy hides a cataclysmic past. The galaxy IC 758, shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, is situated 60 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Hubble captured this im...

With SpaceX champing at the bit to begin construction of a new Starship launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, demolition began on June 12 to remove structures used by the previous tenant, United Launch Allia...