After the InSight lander studied the strongest marsquake ever detected, scientists gave the space robot a negative prognosis because of its dwindling solar...
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The seedlings sprouted in the regolith scooped up in the 1960s and ’70s, but astronauts won’t be harvesting lunar spuds anytime...
The seedlings sprouted in the regolith scooped up in the 1960s and ’70s, but astronauts won’t be harvesting lunar spuds anytime...
The International Astronomical Union launched a new organization tasked with limiting reflected light and radio interference from big satellite...
A team of scientists shows where some of the gas giant’s huge storms come from and how the process is similar to the buildup of extreme weather on our...
After decades of hard work and controversies, NASA scientists ready Hubble’s massive successor for its mission to probe the distant...
Led by vice president Kamala Harris, the first council meeting of the Biden administration drew attention to keeping space safe for NASA and industry...
The DART mission is scheduled to launch early Wednesday. It will crash into an asteroid to see if it's possible to deflect...
The DART mission is scheduled to launch early Wednesday. It will crash into an asteroid to see if it's possible to deflect...
The DART mission is scheduled to launch early Wednesday. It will crash into an asteroid to see if it's possible to deflect...
Astronomers say a cold patch and a stellar burp are behind the star's strange dip in...
With the launch of a fifth new-generation satellite, the US finally has a constellation able to globally beam M-Code signals that are tough to spoof or...
Observing the secrets of the universe’s “Dark Ages” will require capturing ultra-long radio wavelengths—and we can’t do that on...
Today's commercial spacecraft have a safety advantage, thanks to simpler designs and suborbital missions. But with rockets, nothing is...
Future crews on the Red Planet will need it to make propellant for the trip home. Scientists are also testing whether oxygen can be extracted from lunar...
Ten years after “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” a major general from the Space Force is leading a new inclusion...
I grew up in awe of the iconic telescope. It raised me, and I helped control its fate. Could I have done more to protect it before its sudden...
Physicists calculated that these mysterious particles will betray their location with heat. To prove it, they’ll need the most powerful telescopes in the...
The six-month mission is another step toward an eventual moon landing, and the second time this Crew Dragon capsule has visited the space...
The copter safely whirled its way up and back down, demonstrating the first powered, controlled flight on another...
The copter safely whirled its way up and back down, demonstrating the first powered, controlled flight on another...
A veritable hellscape of an exoplanet is challenging researchers’ assumptions about what types of worlds host...
Hall thrusters have been used in satellites for years. Now, they'll play a crucial role in reaching a metallic asteroid called...
Junk satellites can pose risks to other objects in Earth’s orbit. Startups are testing out ways to tidy up, from magnets to robotic...
The Event Horizon Telescope’s groundbreaking image provides clues into how the cosmic phenomena gobble up...
Researchers used thermal radiation data to find patterns in recent eruptions—providing another metric to help get ahead of a potentially deadly...
A new map of the chromosphere’s magnetic field could help us predict solar weather patterns—and anticipate flares that wreak havoc on the power...
Cosmic radio backlights are helping scientists size up “missing” forms of matter and might offer clues about what makes up the...
The Red Planet’s red looks different to an Earthling than it would to a Martian—or to a robot with hyperspectral cameras for...
On the 9th, the first of three spacecraft will arrive at the Red Planet and inaugurate a new era of Martian...
