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CesiumAstro is acquiring semiconductor specialist Jariet Technologies, adding more in-house capabilities behind the phased-array antenna specialists plans for a future communications constellation. The post CesiumAstro b...

A team of scientists led by the University of Washington has studied how star formation is declining in the Andromeda galaxy using highly detailed Hubble surveys.

A new composite image combining data from Chandra, Hubble, Webb and the retired Spitzer telescope has helped astronomers solve a long standing puzzle in the Tarantula Nebula, a star forming region 160,000 light years awa...

The Aug. 10 launch of QZS-7 completes bilateral program to host U.S. sensors aboard Japanese navigation satellites The post U.S. Space Force adds second surveillance sensor to Japanese constellation appeared first on Spa...

With a projected surge in launches from Wallops Island in the coming years, companies and officials say now is the time for infrastructure improvements to benefit companies and their workers. The post Wallops gears up fo...

NASA announced today (Aug. 14) that it will hold a two-day aerospace expo this November - an event whose name should draw a chuckle from "Simpsons" fans.

From launchpads to low Earth orbit and beyond, space companies and their affiliates are deploying a familiar marketing tactic-with a new twist. In a space economy projected to reach US$1.8 trillion by 2035, they sell spa...

"We're not just studying astronomical objects anymore; we're using them to test the laws of nature."

NASA is asking U.S.-based collegiate teams tosubmitbold, original concepts to the 2027 edition of a student challenge focused on aerospace innovation that couldhelp the agency envisiona future on the Moon shaped bynew te...

Whoever controls space will control the Earth.

In honor of Americas historic 250th anniversary, NASA announced on Friday MAX POWER, a public exposition of American air and space innovation, Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, on and near the agencys Kennedy Space Center in Florida. T...

Using unique equipment installed on NASA's WB-57 aircraft flying above heavy clouds off the coast of Iceland, a Southwest Research Institute-led team successfully observed a total solar eclipse on Wednesday. The high...

We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts say.

Certain kinds of clouds are misbehaving - appearing more often and lower in the sky than they used to. To help identify the factors influencing these changes, scientists have asked people around the world with cameras to...

As humanity looks to the Moon and stars for future exploration, predicting space weather - conditions in space primarily driven by the Sun - is more important than ever. Now, a team of astrophysicists and data scientists...

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab $397 million to manufacture a new fleet of "Flatellites" designed to detect and track airborne threats from space.

SAN FRANCISCO - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to Spire Global and PlanetiQ to provide radio occultation data for terrestrial and space weather forecasts. The NOAA [] The post S...

As Venus gets close to its greatest brilliancy in the evening sky, its a good time to test one of astronomys less believable claims.

Science seems like a straightforward endeavour. You come up with a hypothesis, collect data to prove or disprove it, and analyze that data to see if the hypothesis is right. But anyone who actually does science will tell...

For astronauts in space, constipation is a well-known problem. But why this happens has long been unclear. Now, a new study from the University of Copenhagen in collaboration with NASA provides an idea of what happens in...

Week in images: 10-14 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens

Water and cosmic dust can survive in the harsh environment near Sagittarius A*, new observations reveal.