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Nasa: India's satellite destruction could endanger ISS
The head of the US space agency said last week's anti-satellite weapon test was a "terrible thing".
NASA Chief Says 'Nothing Off the Table' as Agency Develops New Moon Plan
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said April 1 that he hopes to develop an initial plan within the next couple of weeks for getting astronauts to the surface of the moon...
ESA and DLR in joint study to support deep space missions
An existing deep-space dish antenna at the DLR Weilheim site, near Munich, may offer an almost-readymade solution to the problem of providing sufficient ground station capacity to support ESA’s current...
Northeast Astronomy Forum 2019 Gathers Space Fans This Weekend
Space fans will gather this weekend in Rockland, New York, to celebrate astronomy at the Northeast Astronomy Forum — and if you'll be attending, be sure to stop by Space.com.
Watch: Mets rookie Pete Alonso rips 444-foot bomb for first career homer
New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso hit his first home run in style, smashing a 444-foot bomb in a win against the Miami Marlins.
All-Female Spacewalk Was Cancelled on 'My Recommendation,' Astronaut Anne McClain Says
Astronaut Anne McClain is defending NASA's decision to scrap the first all-female spacewalk over a lack of appropriately sized spacesuits.
UK firms propose low-cost satellite radar
Two British companies are to push forward with the development of an ultra-low-cost radar satellite.
ESA’s ‘Cubesat central’ for smaller missions into space
ESA has set up a dedicated unit to work on the standardised nanosatellites called ‘CubeSats’, teaming up with European companies to develop low-cost technology-testing missions. Missions in preparation include a...
Methane on Mars: A new discovery or just a lot of hot air?
The discovery of life on Mars would get pretty much everyone excited. But the scientists hunting for it would probably be happy no matter what the outcome of their search...
Nunavut's Mars training ground now available on Google Street View
Google went to Devon Island, Nunavut, with Mars Institute researchers to help bring attention to the work NASA is doing there.
Subaru telescope helps determine that dark matter is not made up of tiny primordial black holes
An international team of researchers has put a theory speculated by the late Stephen Hawking to its most rigorous test to date, and their results based on the observations using...
Scientists prove that binary stars reflect light from one another
UNSW astronomers have shown that binary stars – two stars locked in orbit around each other – reflect light as well as radiating it, revealing new ways for their detection.
Europa Clipper high-gain antenna undergoes testing
It probably goes without saying, but this isn't your everyday satellite dish.
Where space missions are born
A high-resolution radar mission to Earth's 'evil twin' Venus, a spacecraft to detect the most powerful explosions in the Universe and an observatory for the cool, dusty cosmos to investigate...
Video: Solar Orbiter during thermal-vacuum tests
An infrared view of our Solar Orbiter spacecraft, which is currently undergoing a series of tests at the IABG facility in Ottobrunn, Germany, ahead of its launch, scheduled for February...
North Korea coal exports on the move, satellite images show
North Korea coal may have been moving across the country's border with China and Russia, according to North Korea analysts on 38 North.
First satellite in European SpaceDataHighway forges 20,000 successful laser links
The European Data Relay System (EDRS)—dubbed the “SpaceDataHighway” by its private operator, Airbus—has passed another milestone.
California's 'Superbloom' of Wildflowers Looks Spectacular from Space!
NASA's Landsat 8 satellite saw "an explosion" of wildflowers that covered green areas of deserts in Southern California, and DigitalGlobe satellites caught higher-resolution images of the blooms.
'Groundbreaking Result' Coming from Black-Hole Hunting Event Horizon Telescope Next Week
We may be about to get an epic and unprecedented look at a black hole.
Physicists Just Detected a Very Odd Particle That Isn't a Particle at All
I'm a particle that really isn't; I vanish before I can even be detected, yet can be seen. I break your understanding of physics but don't overhaul your knowledge. Who...
Looking for Life on Mars: Viking Experiment Team Member Reflects on Divisive Findings
Patricia Straat looks back on the Viking lander experiment that aimed to find microbes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Forging the future
Where does ESA get its ideas from? One major source of new concepts is through our Discovery & Preparation activities, forming part of ESA’s Basic Activities. Working with and across all...
NASA: India's anti-satellite test was a 'terrible thing'
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said India's anti-satellite test was a "terrible thing" as it created more than 400 pieces of debris.
Indian satellite destruction created 400 pieces of debris, endangering ISS: NASA
The head of NASA on Monday branded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers...
Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding After Cyclone
Multiple satellites captured imagery of post-cyclone flooding in Mozambique.
Israeli Moon Lander Tweaks Orbit to Prep for Thursday Lunar Arrival
Israel's Beresheet lunar lander has almost made it to the moon.
Lunar lander firm OrbitBeyond eyes Florida for new facility
Lunar lander company OrbitBeyond is eyeing Florida for a new facility.
Building blocks of DNA and RNA could have appeared together before life began on Earth
Scientists for the first time have found strong evidence that RNA and DNA could have arisen from the same set of precursor molecules even before life evolved on Earth about...