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NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords - practical principles designed to guide the responsib...

Dark matter, as its name suggests, is really dark, so dark in fact that it doesnt interact in any way with light or any other part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Even thought it makes up about 80 percent of all matter ...

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has a data scale problem. There are just too many places to look for an interstellar signal, and even if youre looking in the right place you could be looking at the wr...

NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agencys ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar winds inter...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have delivered the first detailed weather report of a nearby rogue world, and it's stormier than expected.

Satellite operators are asking an international regulator to help maintain lines of communication among them to deal with potential conjunctions and other space safety issues. The post Satellite operators seek help from ...

arXiv:2508.00249v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Any population of artificial radio broadcasts in a galaxy contributes to its integrated radio luminosity. If this radio emission is bright enough, inhabited galaxies themse...

Gamma ray bursts are among the most luminous explosions in the universe, briefly outshining entire galaxies in a violent flash of energy. For decades, scientists have debated what powers these incredibly powerful detonat...

Lunar samples reveal the far side of the moon, hidden from Earth's view, may have a cooler interior than the near side.

OQ Technology has expanded its satellite connectivity services for remote Internet of Things devices to Australia, the Luxembourg-based LEO operator announced Sept. 30. The post OQ Technology expands satellite IoT servic...

Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASAs Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) teaches people of all ages about the Sun, covering everything fr...

The JWST has studied the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk circling a giant planet 625 light-years away.

At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautic...

The (Proto) Planet: WISPIT 2b The Discovery: Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets lik...

China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program and commercial rocket plans. The post China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to ...

How a cancelled TV show got a short-lived reprieve on the big screen.

Vaonis has just released a limited-edition run of their Vespera II smart telescopes with a stylish clear housing and a built-in hygrometer - available for $2490 from select retailers.

During its close flyby of Jupiters moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASAs Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Ios volcanic surface. In this image, taken by the JunoCam instrument from about 93...

A decade before George Lucas flew off to a galaxy far, far away, International Rescue introduced a generation to the coolest toys on the planet.

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a startling truth: the planet's luminous bands were not solid appendages, but vast, separate r...

Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return in this $65 million sequel to 2020s post-apocalyptic hit.

I remember the first time I pointed my 25cm telescope at the Ring Nebula in Lyra. Even through modest amateur optics, that surreal view of the ring hanging in space was breathtaking, the glowing embers of a dying star. P...