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Researchers from Keio University have made the most precise measurement yet of the cosmic microwave background radiation's temperature from seven billion years ago, finding it was approximately 5.13 K, roughly twice ...

Astronomers found a 3 billion-year-old white dwarf actively accreting material from its former planetary system. This discovery challenges assumptions about the late stages of stellar remnant evolution.

Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60 countries. The post Latvia signs Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.

To answer that question of whats inside a void, we have to first decide what a voidis.

This intimate look at the design, building, and operation of the ISS airs on PBS Nov. 5 and Nov. 12.

On Episode 184 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the best (and most laughable) movies about critters from outer space!

After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new research reveals.

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has successfully completed a static fire test ahead of launching NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars.

Research shows a full moon can modestly affect sleep, but its influence on mental health is much less certain.

China announced Saturday that its Shenzhou 21 spaceship docked with China's space station with its latest three rotation crew at the country's own record speed after a successful launch.

Scientists at MIT have discovered over 100 different molecules in a stellar nursery called the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1, making it the most chemically diverse interstellar cloud ever observed. Using over 1,400 hours of t...

For the first time, astronomers have mapped the three-dimensional atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star, revealing temperature variations and distinct atmospheric regions across an alien world 400 light years aw...

Every kilogram of rocket fuel is dead weight once its burned, yet conventional spacecraft must carry hundreds, sometimes thousands of tons of propellant to reach even nearby planets. This fundamental limitation has confi...