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An old Soviet satellite has fragmented into multiple pieces in low Earth orbit, the latest in a string of recent breakup events.

Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agencys contributions to JAXAs (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The ...

Will future astronauts take shelter in moon caves?

A new NASA-supported spacecraft will get up close to satellites that are no longer in service, demonstrating technologies that could support future in-space repairs and reduce orbital debris. The Small Spacecraft Propuls...

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASAs SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts ...

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth with Crew-12 after her nearly eight-month psilon mission to the International Space Station, splashing down off the coast of California, USA, at 15:34 GMT/17:34 CEST on 8 Oct...

NASAs SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope is shedding light on brown dwarfs, celestial objects that blur the line between stars and exopl...

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Astr...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered the most distant Fast Radio Burst (FRB) ever, more than doubling the previous record.

Neutrinos are persnickety particles. We couldn't really detect neutrinos from deep space until Francis Halzen had a brilliant, Nobel Prize-winning idea.

We have our first look at the science from Artemis II, and it's as amazing as we might have hoped.

As the Golden Age of deep-space exploration begins, NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy are advancing the development of safe, reliable, next-generation nuclear technologies for space. Together, the agencies will supe...

NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a space observatory designed to detect ripples in space-time called gravitati...

Just two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite returned its first images and measurements from two of its key instruments - a major milestone that confirms the satellite is working well and on...

Astronomers have detected and traced the most distant fast radio burst ever recorded, a powerful flash of radio waves that traveled for more than 10 billion years across the cosmos before reaching Earth.

NASA's Curiosity rover recently captured a stunning panorama of a Martian mountain range bathed in golden early-morning light.

In this episode, a panel of industry experts discuss whats needed to build a moon base. During a live event at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, leaders Astrolab, Firefly [] The post What will it take to bui...

Newly released footage shows Starship's upper stage separating from its booster and deploying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.

Clearer skies, comfortable temperatures, and a mix of summer and winter constellations make October a particularly rewarding month for stargazers across North America.

The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a switchback in the solar winds magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within the switchback, Solar Orbi...

Astronomers have observed a stellar vampire feeding on a 'failed star' brown dwarf companion for the first time, and this will be a slow and gruesome death.

For thousands of years, the night sky has inspired humanity, guided explorers and helped scientists unlock the mysteries of the Universe. As the number of satellites in orbit grows, their reflected light and radio freque...