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Using a new AI system, researchers within the infant scientific discipline asteroseismology can learn more about the subsurface activity of distant stars.

New AI Is Peering Into the Nuclear Cores of Distant Stars

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Space Tango has unveiled an autonomous orbital facility powered by robots that could be the future of space manufacturing.

Startup Unveils Plan for Autonomous Bots to Build Products in Space

By Kristin Houser

These Lonely Planets Drift Through Space Without Orbiting Stars

These Lonely Planets Drift Through Space Without Orbiting Stars

By Dan Robitzski

China just unveiled a life-size replica of its new permanently crewed space station called Tiangong. But it's not quite as big as the ISS.

China’s New Space Station Is Called The “Heavenly Palace”

By Victor Tangermann

A newly-discovered star in our galaxy is only 300 million years younger than the universe itself. it's older than anything scientists expected to find.

An Ancient Star Reveals Our Galaxy Is Older Than We Thought

By Dan Robitzski

What Astronauts’ Tweets Could Tell Scientists About the Psychology of Space Travel

What Astronauts’ Tweets Could Tell Scientists About the Psychology of Space Travel

By Jon Christian

There's a lot of space junk orbiting the planet. The Air Force just put out a call for high-tech ways to keep track of it all.

The Air Force Wants Your Help Guarding Satellites From Space Junk

By Dan Robitzski

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Scientists Say New Material Could Hold up an Actual Space Elevator

By Jon Christian

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The Wounded Hubble Could Be Back Soon, but It’s on Borrowed Time

By Jon Christian

Virgin Galactic Just Successfully Tested One of Their Spaceplanes

By Chelsea Gohd

Pour One out for MASCOT, the Asteroid-Exploring Lander

Pour One out for MASCOT, the Asteroid-Exploring Lander

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Want to Use a Plasma Beam to Push Space Junk Out of Orbit

Scientists Want to Use a Plasma Beam to Push Space Junk Out of Orbit

By Kristin Houser

Here Are the First Photos Japan’s Robot Landers Sent Back From an Asteroid

Here Are the First Photos Japan’s Robot Landers Sent Back From an Asteroid

By Kristin Houser

Japan's space agency just deployed two asteroid-exploring robots from its Hayabusa2 spacecraft, and they could teach us about the solar system's past.

A Pair of Japanese Robots (Hopefully) Just Landed on an Asteroid

By Kristin Houser

UK researchers are now testing RemoveDEBRIS, a satellite designed to trap space debris in a net so it can be removed before it damages spacecraft.

UK Researchers Just Deployed a Massive Net to Catch Space Debris

By Kristin Houser

The New Render of Elon Musk’s BFR Means It Might Have Some Dope Features

The New Render of Elon Musk’s BFR Means It Might Have Some Dope Features

By Sarah Marquart

Service Robots Could Fix Up Orbiting Satellites Like Mechanics in Space

Service Robots Could Fix Up Orbiting Satellites Like Mechanics in Space

By Kristin Houser

French spacetech startup Kinéis says it will vastly expand the reach of the satellites that track livestock and wildlife animals.

How a Tiny Satellite Fleet Will Track Millions of Animals

By Jon Christian

Two companies are ready to try manufacturing optical fibers aboard the International Space Station to improve their quality.

Two Companies Are Going to Manufacture Optical Fibers in Space

By Kristin Houser

The US Has Tons of Spaceports But Not Enough Launches

The US Has Tons of Spaceports But Not Enough Launches

By Kristin Houser

Japan Will Soon Conduct The First Test of Elevator Movement in Space

Japan Will Soon Conduct The First Test of Elevator Movement in Space

By Kristin Houser

Someone Drilled a Hole in the ISS. Was It A Mistake Or Sabotage?

Someone Drilled a Hole in the ISS. Was It A Mistake Or Sabotage?

By Sarah Marquart

A Colorado university just launched the world's first space resources degrees, which are designed to prepare students for off-world mining.

Want To Snag A Job Mining Asteroids Someday? You Can Now Get Your Masters In It.

By Kristin Houser

Virgin Galactic successfully completed the third supersonic test flight of its SpaceShipTwo spaceplane.

Surprise! Virgin Galactic Just Did A Test Launch of Its SpaceShipTwo Spaceplane

By Kristin Houser

The UK Just Confirmed the Location of Its First Spaceport

The UK Just Confirmed the Location of Its First Spaceport

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Private Rocket Launches Are Already Causing Flight Delays

The Digest: Private Rocket Launches Are Already Causing Flight Delays

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers Just Discovered Three Planets in an Entirely New Way

Astronomers Just Discovered Three Planets in an Entirely New Way

By Kristin Houser

A New Trick Lets Us Weigh The Galaxy. It’s The First Step Toward Figuring Out What It’s Made Of

A New Trick Lets Us Weigh The Galaxy. It’s The First Step Toward Figuring Out What It’s Made Of

By Dan Robitzski

Theorized Planet Nine Might Actually Be A Cluster Of Little Rocks

Theorized Planet Nine Might Actually Be A Cluster Of Little Rocks

By Dan Robitzski

Future Space Tourists Might Have To Train Before Their Trips

Future Space Tourists Might Have To Train Before Their Trips

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

By Dan Robitzski

The Biggest Health Risk for Lunar and Martian Explorers: Tiny Dust

The Biggest Health Risk for Lunar and Martian Explorers: Tiny Dust

By Claudia Geib

We Now Have A Working Nuclear Reactor for Other Planets — But No Plan For Its Waste

We Now Have A Working Nuclear Reactor for Other Planets — But No Plan For Its Waste

By Claudia Geib

The FCC May Penalize Companies That Launch Tiny Rogue Satellites, After All

The FCC May Penalize Companies That Launch Tiny Rogue Satellites, After All

By Claudia Geib

Startup’s Crazy High-Res Satellite Can See You Pick Your Nose In Traffic

Startup’s Crazy High-Res Satellite Can See You Pick Your Nose In Traffic

By Dan Robitzski

The US Government Has No Idea What to Do About Small Satellites

The US Government Has No Idea What to Do About Small Satellites

By Claudia Geib

Four Notable Things About the Most Distant Star Scientists Have Ever Glimpsed

Four Notable Things About the Most Distant Star Scientists Have Ever Glimpsed

By Claudia Geib

An Experimental Space Junk Collector Is On Its Way to the ISS

An Experimental Space Junk Collector Is On Its Way to the ISS

By Claudia Geib

The Chinese Space Station Has Crashed in the Pacific. Why Was It So Hard to Track?

The Chinese Space Station Has Crashed in the Pacific. Why Was It So Hard to Track?

By Claudia Geib

A Fully 3D-Printed Rocket Is Not as Crazy as it Seems. Investors Agree.

A Fully 3D-Printed Rocket Is Not as Crazy as it Seems. Investors Agree.

By Lou Del Bello

Guess What, Rich People: Meteor Showers on Demand Are a Terrible Idea

Guess What, Rich People: Meteor Showers on Demand Are a Terrible Idea

By Claudia Geib

There’s A New Kind of Aurora on Earth, And its Name is Steve

There’s A New Kind of Aurora on Earth, And its Name is Steve

By Claudia Geib

What Will Future Space Robots Look Like?

What Will Future Space Robots Look Like?

By Chelsea Gohd

Hazy Experiments Could Teach Us About Alien Life

Hazy Experiments Could Teach Us About Alien Life

By Chelsea Gohd

The Government Has Plans for an Asteroid-Destroying Spacecraft

The Government Has Plans for an Asteroid-Destroying Spacecraft

By Chelsea Gohd

The European Space Agency’s New Ion Thruster “Breathes” Air

By Chelsea Gohd

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Makers of the World’s Largest Airplane Have Extraterrestrial Ambitions

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We Now Know What Lies Beneath Jupiter’s Clouds

By Chelsea Gohd

A Nearby Planet Thought to Host Life Was Just Blasted With Radiation

A Nearby Planet Thought to Host Life Was Just Blasted With Radiation

By Claudia Geib

What Does It Take to Drive a Laser Cross-Country? A Lot, It Turns Out.

What Does It Take to Drive a Laser Cross-Country? A Lot, It Turns Out.

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New Satellite Will Shift Shape While in Space

By Chelsea Gohd

Space Catapult Startup Will Soon Launch Into Action

Space Catapult Startup Will Soon Launch Into Action

By Patrick Caughill

Scientists Have Learned Why Neutron Stars Shine So Bright

Scientists Have Learned Why Neutron Stars Shine So Bright

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Life on Europa Could Survive off Nuclear Energy, Research Finds

By Chelsea Gohd

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Two Space Hotels Could Open as Early as 2021

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Today in Astronaut Fashion: A Unitard to Keep Your Back Healthy

National Space Council

The National Space Council Approves Four Recommendations for Reform

By Claudia Geib

Want to Follow Elon Musk’s Roadster Through Space? There’s a Website for That.

Want to Follow Elon Musk’s Roadster Through Space? There’s a Website for That.

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Dubai’s Astronaut Program Has Already Received 3,000 Applications

Elon Musk Is Arguing With Spaceflight CEOs on Twitter. Again.

Elon Musk Is Arguing With Spaceflight CEOs on Twitter. Again.

Trump Wants to Put the ISS in the Hands of Private Industry

Trump Wants to Put the ISS in the Hands of Private Industry

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We Just Found Out Asteroids Are Flying by Earth This Week — Here’s How Worried You Should Be

space debris space junk

Reconsidering Space Debris: Can Space Junk Be Useful?

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Congratulations, Elon Musk: Earth’s First Interplanetary Litterbug

By Patrick Caughill