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As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the agencys Kennedy Space Center i...

Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.

SETI@home has been one of the largest citizen science projects ever, with millions of users around the world.

Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, transitioning from military service to a new role enabling breakthrough advance...

New research shows that complex life is unlikely to ever exist around cool, dim red dwarfs. About 33% of the Milky Way's stars are late M dwarfs, which are the smallest, coolest stars, and are the easiest stars to de...

NASAs SpaceX Crew-11 mission with agency astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov returned to Earth after a long-durat...

Arianespace will begin launches for its largest commercial customer in February as it works to ramp up its flight rate and attract additional business. The post Arianespace to begin Amazon Leo launches in February appear...

A recent string of cyberattacks against the European Space Agency is just the tip of the iceberg, a researcher said, claiming that email credentials of ESA employees are regularly leaked online.

The shadow nebula LDN 1245 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia.

NASA satellites are helping Maine oyster farmers pick better sites and plan when oysters will be ready to harvest.

Back in the earlier days of the internet, there was a viral video from a creator called Bill Wurtz called the history of the entire world, i guess which spawned a number of memorable memes, some of which are still in use...

In this episode of Space Minds, SpaceNews host David Ariosto talks with Chiara Manfletti, the CEO of Neuraspace and a professor of space mobility and propulsion at the Technical University [] The post Managing an orbital...

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?"

This new NASAHubble Space Telescopeimage captures a jet of gas from a forming star shooting across the dark expanse. The bright pink and green patches running diagonally through the image are HH 8081, a pair of Herbig-Ha...

The acquisition brings missile-warning and space data analytics capabilities The post Parsons buys Altamira for $375 million to expand space and intelligence portfolio appeared first on SpaceNews.

The image shows just how large and devastating these events can be.

Back in the earlier days of the internet, there was a viral video from a creator called Bill Wurtz called "the history of the entire world, i guess" which spawned a number of memorable memes, some of which are st...

The companys ground station transmitted time and tracking signals to a spacecraft in orbit The post TrustPoint demonstrates non-GPS navigation for LEO satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Atomic-6s composite material will get its first in-orbit test The post Portal Space selects Space Armor debris shield for 2026 mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

The noisy fandom is about to have a field day with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

The Space Force is trying to modernize how satellite operators train for conflict in orbit The post Slingshot wins $27 million Space Force contract for AI training system appeared first on SpaceNews.

This collection of new images taken by NASAs Hubble Space Telescope showcases protoplanetary disks, the swirling masses of gas and dust that surround forming stars, in both visible and infrared wavelengths. Through obser...