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Jupiter’s moon Europa likely hides a vast saltwater ocean beneath its icy shell, and scientists consider it one of the best places to search for life beyond Earth. Reaching that …
Damian Peach, an award-winning British amateur astronomer whose images have been used by NASA and ESA, bought a $50 telescope on Facebook Marketplace. His career spans more than three decades …
SpaceX says it is working with NASA on measures to reduce the risk of upper stages colliding with the moon, as a Falcon 9 upper stage is expected to strike …
Martin Halliwell, a former SES chief technology officer and current NewSpace Capital partner, raises the question of whether the space industry is prepared to trust artificial intelligence with spacecraft operations.
On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft, which became the first probe to orbit Mercury and transformed scientists' understanding of the planet closest to the Sun.
More than 100 artists, writers and scientists have urged the UK government to reverse funding cuts to Jodrell Bank Observatory, calling the site the world’s clearest eyes on the sky.
The Air Force Research Laboratory has added $11.7 million to Blue Origin's contract to study using rockets for point-to-point military cargo deliveries.
The Celestron Moon Mission 100mm tabletop Dobsonian is a compact, beginner-friendly reflector designed for simple, portable views of the Moon and bright planets.
Space salvage games make orbital cleanup look manageable, but real debris-removal missions face far greater challenges.
A technical problem with its rocket forced Virgin Orbit to postpone the first orbital launch attempt from UK soil. The mission from Spaceport Cornwall was expected to be a milestone …
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar satellite has captured a colorful image of New Orleans and the Mississippi River delta, offering a detailed view of one of the largest river systems in …
China used a Long March 6A rocket to launch secretive TJS-27 satellites and a next-generation Tianlian relay satellite, expanding its orbital communications infrastructure.
Two NASA probes will travel to the moon to test complex three-body orbits, a demonstration that could support future lunar operations, including the Gateway space station.
NASA ended production of the Saturn V moon rocket on Aug. 1, 1968. The decision limited the number of Apollo lunar missions and shaped the close of the Moon program.
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, with the booster recovering on a droneship in the Pacific.
Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses his move to Quantum Space and a strategic shift toward satellite proliferation in low Earth orbit.
NASA's administrator has rejected an estimate that converting a Mars rover engineering model into a lunar rover would cost more than $1 billion.
A commercial spacecraft sent to service NASA's Swift observatory has started tumbling in orbit, and engineers are racing to stabilize it before the rescue plan is in jeopardy. The mission …
Astronomers have detected a supermassive black hole tearing apart a star in the outer region of a galaxy about 750 million light-years from Earth. The event, cataloged as TDE 2025abcr, …
The San Diego Padres, riding a five-game winning streak, meet the San Francisco Giants as left-hander Robbie Ray appears set to make his final start before the MLB trade deadline.
