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Cheops liftoff
Video: 00:02:00 ESA’s Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, lifts off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The Soyuz-Fregat launcher will also deliver the Italian space agency’s Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation satellite, and...
UN turns to space technology to reach SDGs
UN says aerospace partnership will improve access to satellite imagery, to predict and respond to climate disasters
European planet-studying mission launches from South America
A European spacecraft launched from South America Wednesday on a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems.
Europe Launches Satellite to Study Alien Worlds
A new exoplanet mission took to the skies early this morning (Dec. 18), on a quest to better understand the metrics of distant worlds.
Boeing sends first crew capsule to ISS this week
Boeing is all set to launch its Starliner spacecraft for the first time to the International Space Station at the end of this week, a key mission as NASA looks...
Famous birthdays for Dec. 18: Billie Eilish, Keith Richards
Singer Billie Eilish turns 18 and guitarist Keith Richards turns 76, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 18.
University of North Dakota student experiment aboard Blue Origin suborbital rocket deemed a success
A team of University of North Dakota's Space Studies student researchers, called the "Dinonauts," recently assisted with the successful launch into space and recovery of a research project, aboard Amazon...
Tip of the ICEBERG: Planetary scientists developing large-scale 'imagery-computing superhighway'
Northern Arizona University assistant professor Mark Salvatore and doctoral student Helen Eifert are working on an NSF-funded project to analyze data across the frozen landscape of Antarctica, which will eventually...
New York architect Erica Tishman killed by falling debris
New York City architect Erica Tishman, 60, was killed by falling debris while walking on a Manhattan sidewalk on Tuesday.
Excitement Builds for Boeing's 1st Starliner Test Launch Friday
The debut test flight of a Boeing Starliner astronaut taxi for NASA is ready to fly, with great weather expected for its launch to the International Space Station Friday (Dec....
Giant Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy May Have a Friend
A second supermassive black hole may be lurking at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Astronaut Leland Melvin Talks 'Ad Astra,' Space Travel and Humanity's Future in the Final Frontier
Former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver Leland Melvin sat down to chat about the sci-fi thriller "Ad Astra," the psychological effects of space travel and the future of human...
A Warm Space Station Welcome for Cool New Hardware
An ultracool physics experiment that takes advantage of the station's weightless environment is getting an upgrade.
High-def mapping of moisture in the soil
Soil moisture is easy to see when your favorite Little Leaguer slides into second base the day after a big summer storm. The mud splattered on that little hustler's uniform...
NASA Will Pick Up More Earth-Observation Data from Planet and Maxar
NASA plans to purchase even more satellite data about Earth after a pilot program in this field went well, according to a media report.
Watch: Man catches 67 tennis balls in 30 seconds while on balance board
An Idaho man broke a Guinness World Record when he caught 67 tennis balls in 30 seconds while standing on a balance board.
China Launches 2 Beidou Navigation Satellites, Nearly Completing Constellation
As 2019 draws to a close, China shows no sign of slowing down its recent feverish pace of launching rockets successfully.
On Mars, Auroras Glow All Summer Long in UV Light
During summer in Mars' southern hemisphere, proton auroras occur nearly every day.
How to Watch Boeing's 1st Starliner Test Flight to the Space Station Online
Boeing will make history this week when it sends its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station for the first time, and you can keep up with the weeklong...
From 'Abol' to 'Yvaga': 224 Stars and Planets Get New Names for Year of Indigenous Languages
What do Van Gogh's "Starry Night," traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies and a river in Alaska have in common? All are now commemorated in the solar systems around ours.
Would a deep-Earth water cycle change our understanding of planetary evolution?
Every school child learns about the water cycle -- evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. But what if there were a deep Earth component of this process happening on geologic timescales...
NASA approves final assembly for Lockheed's quiet, supersonic X-plane
After a project review, NASA officials have approved the final assembly of the X-59 QueSST, the quiet, supersonic X-plane designed by Lockheed Martin.
Solving the challenges of long duration space flight with 3-D printing
The International Space Station has continuously been home to astronauts for more than nineteen years. Astronauts conduct scientific research using dozens of special facilities aboard the space station, which also...
Hundreds of thousands of people select names for exoplanet systems
On 17 December 2019 the names of 112 sets of exoplanets and host stars named in the IAU100 NameExoWorlds campaigns were announced at a press conference in Paris (France). Within...
Distant Milky Way-like galaxies reveal star formation history of the universe
Thousands of galaxies are visible in this radio image of an area in the Southern Sky, made with the MeerKAT telescope. The numerous faint dots are distant galaxies like our...
Syfy renews 'Van Helsing' for a fifth and final season
Vampire drama Van Helsing has been renewed for a fifth and final season, Syfy announced Tuesday.
Galaxy gathering brings warmth
As the holiday season approaches, people in the northern hemisphere will gather indoors to stay warm. In keeping with the season, astronomers have studied two groups of galaxies that are...
Drew and Jonathan Scott sign with HGTV through 2022
Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott will star in new seasons of "Property Brothers: Forever Home" and "Brother vs. Brother" as part of an extended HGTV deal.