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Data from BepiColombo's first flyby of Mercury is showing how high-energy auroras glow within the planet's thin atmosphere.
Resembling a gigantic bidet for rockets, the deluge system is meant to minimize damage at the pad when Starship takes flight.
A recovery team retrieved the company's Electron rocket booster from the ocean, which could be a major step towards its reusability.
The mysterious object will be analyzed to determine if it is indeed of extraterrestrial origins.
The House Committee is recommending a $25 billion budget for 2024, which is $2 billion shy of what the space agency had requested.
A team of researchers suggests the space observatory just spotted "dark stars"—theoretical stellar objects powered by dark matter.
The public's fascination with UFOs can be largely attributed to typical human perceptual and social processes, rather than celestial phenomena.
The unusual object—possibly a rocket fragment—surfaced on a Western Australian beach this past weekend.
Three Orion crew capsules, each at a distinct stage of production, were recently displayed for a photo op at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Japanese police have reported six dolphin attacks this season that left several people injured.
It was a banner week for NASA's Perseverance. Let's rove down memory lane to fully appreciate the rover's current moment.
The value of Elon Musk's private space venture increased as the new share price climbed 5% from its previous secondary sale.
A second stage engine meant for an Epsilon S rocket exploded one minute into the two-minute ground test.
The team behind the Janus mission is trying to find a new use for the spacecraft, which are now sitting in storage.
The lunar lander lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre just after 5:30 p.m. ET on July 13.
Researchers at the University of California-Davis are interviewing owners of cats with chronic mobility problems to find the best way to keep them healthy.
Chemical imaging of 3,100-year-old artwork is showing how ancient artists revised their work.
According to the CDC, 13 outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness have been recorded aboard cruise ships in U.S. jurisdiction this year—all from norovirus.
The extinct species, uncovered in Thailand, is keying researchers into how and when American and Chinese alligators split apart.
The company's stock dipped by 20% after announcing that its recently launched Viasat-3 satellite malfunctioned.
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