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After SpaceX, NASA taps Bezos's Blue Origin to build Moon lander
Two years after awarding Elon Musk's SpaceX a contract to ferry astronauts to the surface of the Moon, NASA on Friday announced it had chosen Blue Origin, a rival space...
For the first time, astronomers have detected a radio signal from the massive explosion of a dying white dwarf
When stars like our sun die, they tend to go out with a whimper and not a bang—unless they happen to be part of a binary (two) star system that...
Private mission carrying first Saudi astronauts to visit ISS set for launch
A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is due to blast off from Florida on Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to go...
SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station
SpaceX's next private flight to the International Space Station awaited takeoff Sunday, weather and rocket permitting.
Rocket Lab launch of 2 NASA weather satellites from New Zealand postponed by weather
Rocket Lab has postponed launching two NASA weather satellites from New Zealand until 1 a.m. EDT Tuesday because of unfavorable weather conditions, the space agency announced.
Rocket Lab launch of 2 NASA weather satellites from New Zealand postponed by weather
Rocket Lab has postponed launching two NASA weather satellites from New Zealand until 1 a.m. EDT Tuesday because of unfavorable weather conditions, the space agency announced.
James Webb Telescope finds evidence of 'celestial monster' stars the size of 10,000 suns lurking at the dawn of time
The James Webb Space Telescope has found key chemical fingerprints of supermassive stars just 440 million years after the Big Bang.
China's mysterious space plane released an unidentified 'object' in orbit, US intelligence reveals
Here's what we know (and don't know) about China's mysterious space plane, which just landed after nine months in orbit on a secret mission.
Where is the coldest place on Earth?
There are some bone-chilling places on Earth, but what is the lowest temperature ever recorded and where was it?
First observed radio waves from a type Ia supernova
For the first time, astronomers have observed radio waves emitted by a Type Ia supernova, a type of explosion originating from a white dwarf star. This provides important clues to...
Georgia Tech to Lead NASA Center on Lunar Research and Exploration
Georgia Tech researchers have been selected by NASA to lead a $7.5 million center that will study the lunar environment, and explore the generation and properties of volatiles and dust.
Excitement builds for Ax-2 SpaceX launch that will send 1st Saudi woman to space
The Ax-2 mission is set to lift off on Sunday (May 21) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, sending the first private mission commanded by a woman, and the first...
Watch SpaceX's Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space in this free livestream on May 21
SpaceX's next private spaceflight will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday (May 21) and you can watch the mission live online in a series of free...
Axiom Space Ax-2 private spaceflight with SpaceX: Live updates
Follow along with Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, the second-ever all-private mission to the orbital lab.
Axiom Space Ax-2 private spaceflight with SpaceX: Live updates
Follow along with Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, the second-ever all-private mission to the orbital lab.
SpaceX rocket 'go' to launch four private astronauts on Ax-2, a mission filled with 1sts, today
Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.
Axiom crews to use custom Fisher space pens on private missions
When former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson launches on her first commercial mission, she will have a familiar tool along with her. Whitson will be among the first to use Axiom...
NASA spots El Niño precursor from space: 'If it’s a big one, the globe will see record warming'
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.
What time is the SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space?
SpaceX is launching the second all-private mission to the International Space Station today (May 21) and if you're hoping to follow it online, you need to know when it actually...
A tiny NASA CubeSat just set a big data speed record with lasers
The TBIRD CubeSat is about the size of a box of tissues, but could change space communications. NASA A golden, tissue box-sized satellite has set a new record for the fastest data...
A tiny NASA CubeSat just set a big data speed record with lasers
The TBIRD CubeSat is about the size of a box of tissues, but could change space communications. NASA A golden, tissue box-sized satellite has set a new record for the fastest data...
How hundreds of college students are helping solve a centuries-old mystery about the sun
Coronal loops on the sun are captured in ultraviolet light using the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. NASA/SDO A team of more than 1,000 astronomers and college students...
A gassy black hole might have burped out the largest cosmic explosion ever
A supermassive black hole (like the one illustrated here) was thought to have feasted on gas, emitting a mammoth bang. NASA/JPL-Caltech Humans might fear the nuclear bomb, but it is not even a...
A gassy black hole might have burped out the largest cosmic explosion ever
A supermassive black hole (like the one illustrated here) was thought to have feasted on gas, emitting a mammoth bang. NASA/JPL-Caltech Humans might fear the nuclear bomb, but it is not even a...
Mars rover snaps pics of dusty craters that may have once roared with water
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this mosaic of an isolated hill nicknamed “Pinestand.” Scientists think sedimentary layers stacked on top of one another here could have been formed by a deep, fast-moving river....
Mars rover snaps pics of dusty craters that may have once roared with water
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this mosaic of an isolated hill nicknamed “Pinestand.” Scientists think sedimentary layers stacked on top of one another here could have been formed by a deep, fast-moving river....
NASA chooses Blue Origin to build Artemis V lunar lander
After losing out to SpaceX on Artemis III and IV, Blue Origin is heading to the moon. Blue Origin/NASA On Friday, NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract to provide a lunar lander...
Astronomers detect largest cosmic explosion ever seen
Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be the largest explosion ever detected.