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The universe has a hidden structure, and a University of Virginia professor is mapping it in 3D, using 46 million galaxies and quasars and 19 million stars. Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, an assistant professor in the Departme...

As recent American military operations show, space underpins American forces ability to operate globally with unmatched precision. Its strategic importance is reflected in the Presidents Cyber Strategy for America and th...

So far, America has remained ahead in the new space race. But its biggest rival is making continual steps to catch up. China announced another step in that direction with the unveiling of its first ever reusable five-met...

Using the eROSITA space telescope, MPE researchers have successfully isolated the X-ray glow from our Solar System, revealing its impact on the soft X-ray sky. The findings, published in Science, underscore the importanc...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is set to launch this coming September, has the potential to show us pockets of the cosmos we've yet to touch.

Erich Hernandez-Baquero is currently vice president for space intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at Raytheon The post Trump taps Raytheon executive for top military space acquisition post appeared first on Spa...

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 23, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador Dina Kawar o...

NASA has a fleet of satellites in orbit, gathering data around the clock, to explore unique views of our home planets ocean, atmosphere, and land surfaces.

Officials confirm $71 billion request for U.S. Space Force The post Pentagon details funding strategy behind Trumps proposed $1.45 trillion defense budget appeared first on SpaceNews.

Continuing NASAs longtime support of American industry, the agency announced its selection of more than 30 companies to develop innovative technology through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Busine...

On March 21, 2026, NASAs Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche took the stageat the Space House event at South by Southwestin Austin, Texas, to outline NASAs next giant leap in human spaceflight-from low Earth orbi...

NASA Force aims to recruit industry talent to the space agency for relatively short stints. Applications are open now in the wake of the Artemis 2 moon mission.

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Every second counts in the life-saving world of medical transplants. To help address that urgency, NASAs Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia,is teaming up withthe United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)to explor...

NASA successfully sent four astronautsaround the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, setting the stage for future lunar landing missions.As the agency continues to push the bounds of space exploration,NASAsAme...

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii have precisely measured the age of a nearby sun-like star and its unusual companion, known as a brown dwarf, an object that falls between a planet and a star. The discovery offers ...

NASA was recognized today by the 30th Annual Webby Awards with two Webby Awards and five Webby Peoples Voice Awards, the latter of whichareawardedby the voting public. Reflecting the tremendous growth of the Internet, Th...

A half moon passes close to Jupiter on April 22, creating a striking scene.

New research examines 10 different types of global technological civilizations, how they govern themselves, how they use resources, and other factors, to determine which types may endure and which may be doomed to collap...

This observation from NASAs Hubble Space Telescope, released on March 23, 2026, gives an unparalleled, detailed look at the aftermath of a supernova and how it has evolved over the telescopes long lifetime. Hubble captur...

Following NASA's Artemis II mission successfully splashing down on Earth, engineers started diving into detailed analysis of data to assess how key systems and subsystems on the Orion spacecraft, SLS (Space Launch Sy...

After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASAs Curiosity Mars rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. Of the 21 carbon-co...