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Small satellite deorbiting technology received a funding boost from NASA and an investment partner, as the Spinnaker drag sail's team aims for commercial sales in 2023.

Rapidly spinning dead stars in the dwarf galaxy Sagittarius are the source of gamma-ray emissions within the massive bubbles that blow out from our galaxy.

NASA continues to target Tuesday (Sept. 27) for the launch of Artemis 1 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, even though a big storm could head toward the Space Coast soon.

Starlink was rejected for a nearly $900 million rural funding opportunity. SpaceX said the funding ruling was 'grossly unfair.'

Scientists may have discovered when and how high-energy particles that bombard Earth emerge from violent environments, such as the sun's atmosphere.

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A champagne developed for the microgravity environment of space has found its ride into Earth orbit. Maison Mumm has partnered with Axiom Space to launch Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar on future missions.

Astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time. How is this possible? It's just the nature of light, according to NASA.

An accurate star projector that displays authentic night skies at home based on time and date, this educational planetarium rivals the Sega Toys Homestar Flux.

NASA will provide an update about its Artemis 1 moon mission today (Sept. 23) at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT), and you can listen live.

In 1961, the US astrophysicist Frank Drake, who passed away on Sept. 2 at the age of 92, came up with an equation to estimate the number of intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way right now.

Leading space companies such as Boeing and Blue Origin are targeting training opportunities for underrepresented populations in the space workforce.

When NASA's DART mission slams itself into an asteroid called Dimorphos, three different science spacecraft will be trying to watch the action.

This marks a rather auspicious week, for we will see Jupiter loom as large and as bright as it ever can get from our earthly vantage point.

During a media briefing on Thursday (Sept. 22), the DART mission team said they are confident that the craft will smash into the asteroid Dimorphos as planned on Monday (Sept. 26).

SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket is getting some work done to gear up for its coming orbital launch attempt.

China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission has been awarded one of the spaceflight world's most prestigious awards.

NASA's DART mission mimics what scientists would do if an asteroid were headed toward Earth, but there are a few differences compared to defense against a real asteroid impact.

Satellites watch the Atlantic hurricane season of 2022 pick up momentum after a slow start as hurricane Fiona becomes a Category 4 hurricane and four more tropical depressions brew above the ocean.

Saudi Arabia has started an astronaut program and plans to send two of its citizens to space — at least one of them a woman — as early as 2023.

China is planning an ambitious two-for-one shot to the outer planets with a pair of spacecraft to launch for Jupiter and Uranus around 2030.