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The next lunar eclipse will be overnight on March 2-4, 2026.

Searching for life beyond Earth has rapidly advanced in recent years. However, directly imaging an exoplanet and all their incredible features remain elusive given the literal astronomical distances from Earth. Therefore...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of boxwork formations-the low ridges seen here with hollows in between them-using its Mastcam on Sept. 26, 2025, the 4,671st Martian day (sol) of the mission. These ...

Researchers at University of Victoria's Astronomy Research Centre (ARC) and the University of Minnesota study the changes in the chemical composition at the surface of red giant stars.

Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye.

For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble - called an astrosphere - completely surrou...

The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) engagement via middle school, hig...

A new RFI poses questions to industry on future refueling architecture The post Space Force seeks market answers on in-orbit refueling appeared first on SpaceNews.

China's reusable Shenlong space plane launched on its fourth space mission earlier this month. What is it doing in Earth orbit, and how do those activities advance China's space goals?

NASA and its international partners will receive scientific research samples and hardware when a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Feb. 26, and returns to Earth. Watch NASAs li...

A major snow storm hitting the northeast U.S. has been captured in satellite imagery.

The Space Development Agency will explore the use of commercial satellites to test direct-to-device connectivity for future warfighting network The post AST SpaceMobile wins $30 million contract for military broadband de...

Description NASAs Curiosity Mars rover discovered these bumpy, pea-sized nodules while exploring a region filled withboxwork formations - low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hollows in...

Aalyria announced a $100 million funding round Feb. 23 that values the Californian venture at $1.3 billion, supporting deployment of laser terminals and software for dynamically routing data across space, air and ground ...

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For about six months, NASAs Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hollows in between. Crisscr...

NASAs Perseverance Rover approaches Mars in this Feb. 18, 2020, top-down still image captured by a camera on the rovers descent stage. Perseverance is searching for signs of ancient microbial life, to advance NASAs quest...

Explore the cosmos and battle aliens with the best space games, from No Man's Sky to Mass Effect.

For the first time, a much younger version of the sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble-called an "astrosphere"-complet...

Following the successful launch of Ariane 6 in 2025, Europes access to space ambitions gain momentum. The launch of the reusable launcher first stage demonstrator Themis T1H under the SALTO [] The post Europes progress o...

They were gourmet, but not from any grocery store you can find on Earth.

Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a brilliant beacon of light. That light traveled across the cosmos, reaching Earth June 29, 2025, where it was det...