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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Space Force has ended an exploratory effort to add smaller, lower-cost navigation satellites to bolster the Global Positioning System, shelving a program that had been identified as a priority. The ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.

Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that black holes dont just consume matter-they manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets or sweep it away in vast winds.

A key antenna in NASAs Deep Space Network (DSN) that was damaged last fall is expected to remain offline until May, followed by extended downtime for upgrades. The post Damaged DSN antenna out of service until May appear...

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Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate?

The evacuation raises a question worth exploring: how do astronauts stay healthy in space, and why is this early evacuation so unusual?

Deep beneath the surface of distant exoplanets known as super-Earths, oceans of molten rock may be doing something extraordinary: powering magnetic fields strong enough to shield entire planets from dangerous cosmic radi...

The DJI Mini 5 Pro is the best sub-250g drone ever made and redefines whats possible in this regulator-friendly drone category.

"It's like watching a cosmic volcano erupt again after ages of calm - except this one is big enough to carve out structures stretching nearly a million light-years across space."

Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe.

As we prepare for missions beyond Earth orbit, one crucial challenge remains: keeping astronauts healthy in microgravity. Without daily exercise, their muscles, bones and cardiovascular systems weaken, which could impact...

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two planets host very different types of polar vortices, which are huge atmospheric whirlpools that rot...

Image: The Artemis II rocket was rolled out to its launch pad.

America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.

Jared Isaacman made something unmistakably clear during his confirmation hearing as NASA Administrator: time is not on Americas side. The United States is no longer alone in deep space ambition, and the race to return hu...

Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.

An international team from Kanazawa University (Japan), Tohoku University (Japan), LPP (France), and partners has demonstrated that chorus emissions, natural electromagnetic waves long studied in Earth's magnetospher...

The early stage of giant telescope development involves a lot of horse-trading to try to appease all the different stakeholders that are hoping to get what they want out of the project, but also to try to appease the fin...

The sun's inner corona, the hottest part of our star's atmosphere, appears faint yellow in a time-lapse made from images taken by the ASPIICS coronagraph aboard Proba-3.

"Instead of Webb's 6.5-meter diameter, it's like we are observing this region with a 13-meter space telescope."