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The Trump administration is following through on its threats against former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly. In late November, Kelly (D-Ariz.) and five other Congressmen who have

The fate of Spain’s newest communications satellite is up in the air. SpainSat NG-2 was the second military communications satellite launched for Spain last year. It was on its way

RNA, which is one of life’s most crucial molecules dealing with the synthesis of proteins, could be common in the universe, according to a new experiment that shows how RNA

The waning gibbous moon shines close to the “kingly” star Regulus on Jan. 5-6, and some well-placed stargazers will even see the lunar disk glide in front of the bright

From distant exoplanets and the universe’s first galaxies to the next generation of space telescopes, astronomy’s biggest annual gathering is set to deliver a week of discoveries, debates and conversations

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The shape of the universe is not something we often

2026 is shaping up to be a spectacular year for lunar exploration, with a growing fleet of commercial missions set to attempt to land on Earth’s celestial neighbor. It will

The first Starlink satellites to join SpaceX’s megaconstellation in 2026 were launched today (Jan. 4) on a brand new Falcon 9 rocket. The fresh booster, carrying 29 of the internet

2025 saw a lull in solar eclipse excitement. Sure, there was a dramatic sunrise solar eclipse in the northeast U.S. and Canada back in March, and another in New Zealand

A space saga is underway, a celestial long and winding road that may also have consequences for future settlers firmly planted on the Red Planet. When NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE spacecraft