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New telescopes could help spot ‘photon ring’ of the first black hole ever imaged
Faint rings of light surrounding enormous black holes could be spotted with the help of a future generation of telescopes in space. The doughnut-shaped glow spotted in the first image of a black...
New telescope design could capture distant celestial objects with unprecedented detail
Researchers have designed a new camera that could allow hypertelescopes to image multiple stars at once. The enhanced telescope design holds the potential to obtain extremely high-resolution images of objects...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces new round of sanctions against Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday new sanctions against Iran after suspected Tehran-supported militias fired rockets at U.S. military forces in neighboring Iraq.
Coronavirus pandemic: Full space industry coverage
Space.com will keep you up to date on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on space exploration and missions, including astronomy conference and launch delays, cancellations and more.
New Spinoff Publication Shares How NASA Innovations Benefit Life on Earth
From lasers to rovers, the technology JPL develops for space often has unanticipated uses much closer to home.
Precision mirrors poised to improve sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors
Researchers have developed a new type of deformable mirror that could increase the sensitivity of ground-based gravitational wave detectors such as the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Advanced LIGO...
OneWeb dedicates satellite launch to first spacewalker Alexei Leonov
A company launching a constellation of broadband satellites is paying tribute to the first "human satellite" 55 years after he walked in space.
Look: Jesse James, Alexis DeJoria headed for divorce
Jesse James, the host of "Monster Garage" and the ex-husband of Sandra Bullock, confirmed his split from his wife, drag racer Alexis DeJoria.
Watch live: President Donald Trump gives briefing with Coronavirus Task Force
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States will temporarily close its northern border with Canada to non-essential travel, as part of the federal plan to mitigate the spread of...
Trump says U.S., Canada agree to close border to nonessential traffic
Trump announced the near-closure of the U.S.-Canada border as international travel restrictions due to the coronavirus multiply
Mission Control adjusts to coronavirus conditions
Responsible for spacecraft orbiting Earth, the Sun and exploring the Solar System, teams at ESA’s mission control deal with in-flight challenges every day, from faulty hardware, problematic software and hazardous...
On the origin of massive stars
This scene of stellar creation, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, sits near the outskirts of the famous Tarantula Nebula. This cloud of gas and dust, as well as...
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites into orbit, misses rocket landing
SpaceX successfully launched a new batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit today (March 18), but was unable to stick a rocket landing at sea to cap the mission.
SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida
SpaceX successfully launched its sixth Starlink satellite cluster from Florida at 8:16 a.m. Wednesday, using a first-stage booster for the fifth time.
Coronavirus cases top 200,000 worldwide; EU closes borders
The European Union has closed its external borders to non-essential travel and airline passengers around the world moved to return home Wednesday amid new coronavrius restrictions.
Watch: Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert give monologues from home
Late night talk show hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Conan O'Brien have been entertaining fans from their homes amid the COVID-19 virus.
In confronting coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom takes California on its own path
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California is too large and its counties are too distinct for a one-size-fits-all approach to the coronavirus.
At long last, NASA’s probe finally digs in on Mars
The robotic scoop-arm pins “the mole” against the side of its hole in an attempt to get it moving. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/)Every day, the InSight lander’s suite of instruments sends back data proving that the...
Coronavirus: EU closes external borders to non-essential travel
The European Union has closed its external borders to non-essential travel and airline passengers around the world moved to return home Wednesday amid new coronavrius restrictions.
ExoMars to take off for the Red Planet in 2022
Press Release N° 6–2020 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red Planet to...
Earth from Space: Victoria Falls
Video: 00:02:43 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Victoria Falls, one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, which lies along the...
European Gateway experiment will monitor radiation in deep space
The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, an international outpost which will orbit the Moon, have been selected by ESA and NASA. Europe’s contribution will monitor...
NASA chief orders agency employees to work from home amid coronavirus pandemic
Like many of the rest of us, NASA employees are now working from home in a bid to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Coronavirus prevention measures take their toll on astronomy
As a frightening pandemic sweeps across the globe, it is becoming ever clearer that every aspect of life will be affected by it, even the study of what lies beyond...
Weird! Mercury's scorching temps may actually lead to ice.
Could Mercury's close orbit to the sun help the planet generate ice? This sounds like a paradox, but a new study shows how it could happen.
Growing stem cells for deep space exploration
Earth's magnetosphere protects us from the most harmful cosmic rays that bombard our planet but beyond this natural shield, astronauts are subjected to radiation that is a hundred times more...
Image: Space foam already bubbling as planned
Installed on Friday in the International Space Station and sending down images by Monday. This picture shows one of the first images of foam formed inside the Fluid Science Laboratory...
Watch live: SpaceX plans Starlink launch from Florida on Wednesday
SpaceX plans to launch it sixth cluster of 60 Starlink satellites from Florida at 8:16 a.m. Wednesday.