The world’s first private passenger spaceship will pass another milestone toward its commercial lift-off Friday, at…
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Moon crash kicks up ice, silver, mercury: NASA
A rocket sent crashing into the Moon last year kicked up several hundred kilograms of water,…
Ancient galaxy is more than 13 billion light years away
European astronomers on Wednesday said a galaxy born in the childhood of the Universe lies at…
Scientists get a close-up scene of a recent asteroid collision
Astronomers who study asteroids typically ponder events from millions, or even billions, of years ago, so…
Refining the search for what’s ‘out there
Gregory Benford, his brother James and his nephew Dominic decided to combine their knowledge of astrophysics,…
Would you name your planet HD 10180g?
Last month, a team of researchers hunting extrasolar planets - those that reside around stars other…
Solar system’s shield may be leaking
A tiny satellite circling Earth is providing an unexpectedly complicated picture of the solar system’s heliosphere,…
China launches second lunar probe
China on Friday celebrated 61 years of communist rule with the launch of its second lunar…
Russian company to build ‘space hotel’ with home comforts
A Russian company on Wednesday announced plans to launch a comfortable space hotel for tourists who…
UN denies naming ‘point of contact’ for aliens
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs on Tuesday dismissed as "nonsense" a newspaper report…