
NASA Launches IXPE, a New X-ray Space Telescope
The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer will probe the physics behind black holes, neutron stars and other dynamic cosmic objects
The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer will probe the physics behind black holes, neutron stars and other dynamic cosmic objects
After some two decades of development, the orbital observatory is set to at last reach space on December 22
At long last, researchers have glimpsed ghostly particles produced by CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
“The test has so far generated over 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris,” a State Department spokesperson said
The giant planet’s hefty gravitational tug helps explain a spate of recent asteroid strikes
A new virtual model of our planet could help resolve lingering climatic uncertainties
The space agency is working to bring the observatory’s science instruments back online
A congressional hearing about NASA’s budget and activities offered more questions than answers about the International Space Station, orbital debris hazards and returning astronauts to the moon...
The observatory must complete about 50 major deployments after liftoff
The 90-year-old Star Trek actor is now the oldest person to fly in space
After a tense manual docking by a professional cosmonaut, the Soyuz spacecraft’s other occupants—an actress and a director—are set to make a first-of-its-kind movie in orbit...
The concepts include souped-up Mars helicopters and inexpensive orbiters and landers
The space agency’s first-ever robotic moon rover will touch down in late 2023 just west of Nobile, a crater near the lunar south pole
The crew’s splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean marks the historic mission’s end
The crew will spend the next few days in space before returning to Earth in the fully autonomous Dragon module
The three-day orbital voyage of the all-civilian crew will be a historic milestone for human spaceflight
A chance celestial alignment is allowing astronomers to witness a distant star’s explosive death, again and again
Economic inequality, an indulgent trip to space and an ongoing legal battle with NASA are putting the space company in the hot seat
Years of weather monitoring suggest a high-altitude locale in Qinghai Province could host future telescopes
Using data from the OSIRIS-REx mission, scientists calculated slightly increased (but still low) odds the space rock will collide with our planet in the 2100s
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