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Mission team details complex rescue of Chinese lunar spacecraft

Mission team details complex rescue of Chinese lun...

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Why Resilient GPS (R-GPS) Matters for US Military Superiority: We Must Address GPS Vulnerabilities

Why Resilient GPS (R-GPS) Matters for US Military ...

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Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025: Top viewing tips

Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025: Top vie...

1 week ago 13

Vast swarms of hidden galaxies may be secretly bathing the universe in a soft glow

Vast swarms of hidden galaxies may be secretly bat...

1 week ago 20

Minotaur IV rocket launches spy payloads for National Reconnaissance Office

Minotaur IV rocket launches spy payloads for Natio...

2 weeks ago 19

US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab's HASTE launcher to help test hypersonic tech

US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab's HASTE launc...

2 weeks ago 19

Rocket repurposed from intercontinental ballistic missile launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California

Rocket repurposed from intercontinental ballistic ...

2 weeks ago 23

Bipartisan US Planetary Science Caucus 'alarmed' by Trump's possible plans to slash NASA budget and block Mars Sample Return

Bipartisan US Planetary Science Caucus 'alarmed' b...

2 weeks ago 20

Ground twin built for Boeing’s 2026 quantum satellite demo

Ground twin built for Boeing’s 2026 quantum satell...

2 weeks ago 21

NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)

NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS mo...

2 weeks ago 13

Space Force eases entry for commercial firms with layered launch standards

Space Force eases entry for commercial firms with ...

2 weeks ago 26

Webinar: Competing with the (Space)X Factor (replay)

Webinar: Competing with the (Space)X Factor (repla...

2 weeks ago 13

Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective 'safe mode' in deep space

Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 ...

2 weeks ago 20

A gateway to the Gateway around the moon | Space picture of the day for April 16, 2025

A gateway to the Gateway around the moon | Space p...

2 weeks ago 16

Scientists discover bizarre double-star system with exoplanet on a sideways orbit (video)

Scientists discover bizarre double-star system wit...

2 weeks ago 14

A 'cosmic car radio' could help scientists tune in to dark matter within the next 15 years

A 'cosmic car radio' could help scientists tune in...

2 weeks ago 13

Every 'Black Mirror' Season 7 episode, ranked from worst to best

Every 'Black Mirror' Season 7 episode, ranked from...

2 weeks ago 31

NASA's Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold mine: 'It has been all we had hoped for and more'

NASA's Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold ...

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'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan

'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and...

2 weeks ago 17

James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant and earliest Milky Way 'twin' ever seen. Meet dragon-galaxy Zhúlóng (Image)

James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant ...

2 weeks ago 39

In-flight connectivity – where national policy and global service (don’t) mix

In-flight connectivity – where national policy and...

2 weeks ago 19

The Lyrids are back: How to catch this year's spring meteor shower

The Lyrids are back: How to catch this year's spri...

2 weeks ago 19

Germany's military wants its own Starlink-like satellite constellation

Germany's military wants its own Starlink-like sat...

2 weeks ago 19

The best value VR headset, the Meta Quest 3, is now at its lowest-ever price, perfect if you want a bargain or to explore the world of virtual reality for less

The best value VR headset, the Meta Quest 3, is no...

2 weeks ago 23

Bipartisan caucus criticizes proposed NASA science budget cuts

Bipartisan caucus criticizes proposed NASA science...

2 weeks ago 23

How artificial intelligence is helping scientists hunt for alien Earths

How artificial intelligence is helping scientists ...

2 weeks ago 29

Rocket Factory Augsburg replaces CEO

Rocket Factory Augsburg replaces CEO

2 weeks ago 23

Space Command headquarters battle reignites

Space Command headquarters battle reignites

2 weeks ago 26

Matter-spewing 'singularities' could eliminate the need for dark energy and dark matter

Matter-spewing 'singularities' could eliminate the...

2 weeks ago 32

Astranis clinches $115 million Taiwan deal despite satellite setback

Astranis clinches $115 million Taiwan deal despite...

2 weeks ago 23

New photos from European Mars orbiter show dynamic, volcanic Red Planet terrain

New photos from European Mars orbiter show dynamic...

2 weeks ago 22

Aisha Bowe becomes 1st Bahamian woman to reach space, remembers Alan Shepard’s landmark flight: 'He landed in Grand Bahama' (video)

Aisha Bowe becomes 1st Bahamian woman to reach spa...

2 weeks ago 19

Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois and Oregon tomorrow

Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spa...

2 weeks ago 27

Katy Perry just became the 1st pop star to sing in space — but Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Sarah Brightman and Justin Bieber had their chance

Katy Perry just became the 1st pop star to sing in...

2 weeks ago 38

Star's swan song captured by Hubble | Space picture of the day for April 15, 2025

Star's swan song captured by Hubble | Space pictur...

2 weeks ago 16

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts will return to Earth on April 19

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts will re...

2 weeks ago 15

Startups to demonstrate new spacecraft docking technique

Startups to demonstrate new spacecraft docking tec...

2 weeks ago 26

'I've never been more proud of my friend than today,' Oprah Winfrey says as she watches Gayle King launch on Blue Origin rocket (video)

'I've never been more proud of my friend than toda...

2 weeks ago 23

Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough

Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan ...

2 weeks ago 19

Bungie's next sci-fi shooter 'Marathon' has been revealed with a trio of action-packed trailers, a release date, and a closed alpha (video)

Bungie's next sci-fi shooter 'Marathon' has been r...

2 weeks ago 19

Pulsar Fusion unveils vision for ‘Sunbird’ nuclear rocket to reach Mars in half the time (video)

Pulsar Fusion unveils vision for ‘Sunbird’ nuclear...

2 weeks ago 17

James Webb Space Telescope sees a celestial Venn diagram around a dying star

James Webb Space Telescope sees a celestial Venn d...

2 weeks ago 14

Maryland congressmen vow to block proposed NASA science budget cuts

Maryland congressmen vow to block proposed NASA sc...

2 weeks ago 34

Gayle King just conquered her fears with Blue Origin's all-female space launch. Here's how she did it.

Gayle King just conquered her fears with Blue Orig...

2 weeks ago 24

100th person to fly only a suborbital spaceflight | Space picture of the day for April 14, 2025

100th person to fly only a suborbital spaceflight ...

2 weeks ago 24

‘It is the highest high’: Here's what Katy Perry and the 5 other women of Blue Origin's historic all-female flight felt after liftoff (videos)

‘It is the highest high’: Here's what Katy Perry a...

2 weeks ago 37

Derek Tournear to return as Space Development Agency director after investigation

Derek Tournear to return as Space Development Agen...

2 weeks ago 16

Amanda Nguyen becomes 1st Vietnamese woman to fly to space: 'This journey really is about healing' (video)

Amanda Nguyen becomes 1st Vietnamese woman to fly ...

2 weeks ago 15

'I feel super connected to love': Katy Perry talks about her historic spaceflight with Blue Origin (video)

'I feel super connected to love': Katy Perry talks...

2 weeks ago 33

Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 is this weekend, and here are 5 things we want to see from the year's biggest Star Wars event

Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 is this weekend, ...

2 weeks ago 19