Mergers between galaxies trigger activity in their core Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) play a major role in galaxy evolution. Astronomers…
In planet formation, it’s location, location, location Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are finding that planets have a tough…
Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on…
SpaceX readies for blast-off with NASA astronauts aboard Gray skies loomed over Florida’s Atlantic coast Tuesday, just one day before…
Solving the space junk problem Space is getting crowded. Aging satellites and space debris crowd low-Earth orbit, and launching new…
SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk’s…
First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk’s Mars quest It all started with the dream of growing a…
NASA gives go-ahead for first crewed SpaceX flight on May 27 NASA gave the green light on Friday to next…
NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are…
Astronauts arriving for NASA’s 1st home launch in decade The two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for…
UAE to launch first Arab probe to Mars After sending its first astronaut to space last year, the United Arab…
Exoplanet climate ‘decoder’ aids search for life After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces,…
US successfully launches unmanned reusable drone for space experiments The US Air Force on Sunday successfully launched its high-tech drone…
ExoMars rover upgrades and parachute tests The second ExoMars mission, scheduled for launch to the Red Planet in 2022, is…
Black holes and neutron stars merge unseen in dense star clusters Mergers between black holes and neutron stars in dense…
First look: NASA’s James Webb space telescope fully stowed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully folded and stowed…
The discovery of Comet SWAN by solar-watcher SOHO Currently crossing the skies above Earth, Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) has the…
Powerful new AI technique detects and classifies galaxies in astronomy image data Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a…
Scientists model Mars climate to understand habitability A Southwest Research Institute scientist modeled the atmosphere of Mars to help determine…
Russian rocket breaks up in Earth orbit: space agency Russia’s space agency on Sunday confirmed one of its rockets used…
JPSS-2 satellite instrument passes readiness test The Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instrument built to fly on the Joint Polar Satellite…
Space agency: Human urine could help make concrete on moon The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could…
NASA CubeSat mission to gather vital space weather data NASA has selected a new pathfinding CubeSat mission to gather data…
Pentagon announces new mission for secretive space drone The US Air Force said Wednesday it would be sending its high-tech…
Astronomers find Jupiter-like cloud bands on closest brown dwarf A team of astronomers has discovered that the closest known brown…
NASA’s Perseverance rover will look at Mars through these eyes When it launches this summer, NASA’s Perseverance rover will have…
NASA begs spectators for astronaut launch: Please stay home! NASA and SpaceX on Friday urged spectators to stay home for…
NASA, SpaceX target historic spaceflight despite pandemic NASA and SpaceX said Friday they were pressing ahead with plans to launch…
Virgin Galactic completes first glide flight in New Mexico Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert…
