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U.S. Space Commands push for dynamic space operations - the ability to maneuver in orbit without worrying about running dry - demands logistics the military has never had. The post The overlooked space race: keeping sate...

What can an exoplanet leaking helium teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of exoplanet atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as an international team of sc...

A spectacular new view of two dwarf galaxies caught in the middle of a cosmic collision reveals a glowing gas bridge, streams of newborn stars and the ongoing gravitational tug-of-war reshaping both galaxies.

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (Dec. 4), sending 28 of them up from California's central coast.

An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets. Using advanced numerical models, the team systematically classified for the first time six distinc...

SpaceX and Amazon stand to get about 4% of the nearly $20 billion that states have proposed for rural broadband buildouts, representing roughly 21% of the locations under the federal BEAD program. The post Final proposal...

The discovery potentially transforms what we think about how the cosmic environment influences galaxies as they form.

This investment follows Washington Harbours earlier moves into space technology. The post Washington Harbour deepens space portfolio with investment in Trusted Space appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar region.The instruments will improve our knowledge of the lunar...

SpaceX's network is pushing satellite broadband from a niche service into the mainstream and redefining expectations for ubiquitous access. The post How Starlinks explosive growth is reshaping connectivity in an incr...

In a recent paper, a team of SETI and astrobiology specialists examines four controversial claims about the existence of extraterrestrial life. From these, they present recommendations for scientists and science communic...

As he did eight months ago, Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman if Elon Musk was in the room when President Trump first offered him the job of NASA chief. And, once again, Isaacman demurred.

Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to a two-decade high in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.

If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.

Welcome, Jared Isaacman. We who love NASA, or at least the idea of NASA, wish you the very best in taking leadership of the great American space agency. You seem to be an agent for change and NASA sorely needs that. Its ...

Two technicians look up at NASAs Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after its inner and outer segments were connected at the agencys Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on Nov. 25, 2025. This marked the end...

We don't often get a good look at X-class solar flares from ground-based observatories.

High up in Earth's orbit, millions of human-made objects large and small are flying at speeds of over 15,000 miles per hour. The objects, which range from inactive satellites to fragments of equipment resulting from ...

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention of scientists. This planet orbits the star within the "Goldilocks zone"-a distance wher...

In the leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: a combined 95% is made of dark matter and dark energy. Exactly what these dark components are remains a mystery, but they have a tremendous impact on ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, is preparing to depart the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft and return to Earth. Kim, Ryzhi...

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