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Five things we're going to learn from Europe's Solar Orbiter mission
At 23.03 (local time) on Sunday 9 February, Europe's newest mission to study the sun is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. Called Solar Orbiter, this...
Boeing's botched Starliner test flirted with 'catastrophic' failure, NASA finds
Boeing narrowly missed a "catastrophic failure" during its December flight test of an unmanned space taxi that was cut short by an unrelated problem, a NASA safety review panel...
Research voyage brings Zealandia secrets to the surface
Fresh evidence of how the continent of Zealandia was created has been published by an international team of scientists co-led by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Professor Rupert Sutherland.
A super-rare 'Zee burst' in Antarctica could one day unlock a key mystery of ghostly neutrinos
Watch out for the Zee burst!
A single grain of Apollo moon dust opens new world of lunar science
Scientists found a new way to analyze moon dust based on only a single grain of the material.
Sun science rises with new trove of Parker Solar Probe studies
Solar scientists were excited that NASA would be launching a probe to fly closer to the sun than ever before, but they may not have bargained on already producing dozens...
Could 'flammable ice' be the key to discovering alien life?
In studying what's known as "flammable ice," researchers have discovered that microscopic bubbles within the strange material contain life.
Voyager 2 bounces back from glitch in interstellar space
Voyager 2 is taking science data again after a glitch knocked the probe offline in late January.
Watch live: Luca speaks with European media
Just two days after landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan, watch live as ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano shares his spaceflight experiences with media in Europe.
John Mulaney, Daniel Craig booked to guest host 'SNL'
Comedian John Mulaney and film star Daniel Craig have been booked as guest hosts for "Saturday Night Live" this winter.
This is the first fast radio burst known to have a steady beat
A periodic flurry of radio waves from some unknown object in deep space could help astronomers figure out what’s triggering similar radio bursts in other galaxies. Since 2007, researchers have cataloged over 100...
Space station to forge ultra-fast connections
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station plan to install a high-speed radio link to enable almost real-time connections with Earth.The upgrade to the ESA Columbus laboratory will relay data from...
Here comes the Sun!
After months of intense simulation training, two delays at the launch pad and a dress rehearsal, the Solar Orbiter control teams at ESA’s mission control are ready for the Sun.
OneWeb launches 34 satellites from Kazakh cosmodrome in global internet push
The UK firm OneWeb launched 34 satellites from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early on Friday as part of its effort to provide global high-speed internet access using satellite communications by...
Luca Parmitano: back from Beyond
Video: 00:13:00 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returned from his second long-duration mission to the International Space Station, known as ‘Beyond’, on 6 February 2020. In this interview at ESA’s Astronaut Centre in Cologne,...
Earth from Space: Flevoland
Video: 00:03:01 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Dutch province of Flevoland – the newest province in the Netherlands...
One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies
Back in 1972, NASA sent their last team of astronauts to the Moon in the Apollo 17 mission. These astronauts brought some of the Moon back to Earth so scientists...
Snow moon to shine all weekend
The next full moon will officially appear on Sunday, February 9. But according to NASA, the moon will appear full on Friday and Saturday evenings, too, making this a full...
Famous birthdays for Feb. 7: James Spader, Garth Brooks
Actor James Spader turns 60 and country singer Garth Brooks turns 58, among the famous birthdays for Feb. 7.
Farewell Spitzer! Thank you for the Citizen Science!
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope ended its mission last week, wrapping up more than 16 years of making discoveries about our Universe. The very last scientific observation Spitzer made will help us better understand...
Boeing's botched Starliner test flirted with 'catastrophic' failure: NASA panel
Boeing narrowly missed a "catastrophic failure" during its December flight test of an unmanned space taxi that was cut short by an unrelated problem, a NASA safety review panel said...
USS St. Louis departs on maiden voyage to Central America
The USS Little Rock, also known as Littoral Combat Ship 9, departed Mayport, Fla., Thursday for the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility for its maiden voyage.
OneWeb launches 34 internet satellites into orbit to boost broadband megaconstellation
A Soyuz rocket carrying 34 of OneWeb's broadband satellites lifted off today (Feb. 6) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, rising off the pad at 4:42 p.m. EST (2142 GMT).
Astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after a year in space
Astronaut Christina Koch is back on Earth after setting a world record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Koch landed in Kazakhstan after spending 328 days on the...
NASA satellite finds wind shear adversely affecting tropical storm Francisco
Forecasters use a variety of satellite imagery to understand what is happening in a storm, and sometimes just a visible picture can tell a lot. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided...
SpaceX is holding a Starship career day to ramp up its Mars colonization effort
SpaceX is hosting a Starship career day today (Feb. 6) at the company's facility near the South Texas village of Boca Chica, where the big spaceship is coming together.
Tuskegee Airman honored by president visits NASA HQ
A 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman made a special visit to NASA Headquarters in Washington on Wednesday (Feb. 5), the day after he was cited in President Donald Trump's State of the...
Jean-Luc assembles a crew in 'Star Trek: Picard' episode 3
In the third episode of "Star Trek: Picard," Jean-Luc assembles his crew and sets off in an unregistered starship to track down the mysterious Dr. Bruce Maddox.