Space

Space is not a relic of the Cold War—it continues to be a great pursuit of mankind.

Fast radio bursts were used as "cosmic weigh stations" to find the sparsely distributed matter.

SpaceX and NASA are launching the first manned mission on an American rocket from American soil in nine years. Here are ten things to know before watching the launch.

If the launch is successful, it should dock with the International Space Station on May 28.

R5519 is thought to have formed through a collision with a "victim" galaxy about three billion years after the Big Bang.

Details are scarce about the film, but director Doug Liman is reported to be working on the first draft of the screenplay.

We have found objects in the Kuiper Belt that do not fit with the idea of a huge, mystery planet at the edge of the solar system.

The idea of multiple universes has yet to be proven.

"Now, over the balance of time, it is clear that I made a mistake in that choice for which I alone must bear the consequences," wrote human exploration chief Douglas Loverro in his leaving note.

The sun has been "blank" for over three quarters of the year, putting it in the running for one of the quietest periods since the start of the Space Age.

The experimental system is designed to keep the antennae of the satellites in the shade, thereby preventing sunlight from reflecting off them back to Earth.

Space agency said the Artemis Accords are "critical to establish a common set of principles to govern civil exploration" by both countries and private sector companies.

"These natural caverns would provide the crew protection from excessive radiation exposure [and] shelter them from the bombardment of micrometeorites," researchers said.

U.S. Air Force officials this week said it is the ability to test new systems in space and return them to Earth that makes the X-37B program so unique. The next mission is scheduled for May 16.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters authorities are aware of the draft proposals but stressed they will need "thorough analysis... from the existing international law standpoint."

The collaboration, formalized by the signing of a Space Act Agreement this week, will aim to make "technically feasible, high Mach vehicles for civil applications."

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed that Cruise is working on a project that would involve the International Space Station.

The black hole forms part of a triple star system known as HR 6819, which can be seen without binoculars or telescopes from the southern hemisphere on a dark, clear night.

Plans to propose "safety zones" comes after the president signed an executive order about the "recovery and use of space resources," including from the moon and celestial bodies.

May's full moon takes its name from the bounty of flowering of plants visible at this time of year.

From Hubble, you see the curvature of the Earth. You can see this gigantic, bright blue marble set against the blackness of space, and it's the most magnificent and incredible thing I've ever seen in my life.

From the first all-female spacewalk to the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon's surface, here are some of the record-breaking achievements made by NASA scientists.

Last week, Musk confirmed the SN4 prototype had passed a cryogenic proof test, which marked a big milestone for the project that is designed to send crew and cargo to the moon, and even Mars.

The fast radio burst appears to have come from a galactic magnetar and has been described as a "breakthrough" for the research field.

A viral Space Shuttle launch video reveals fascinating commentary by NASA aerospace engineers from shortly before the program's retirement in 2011.

Astronomers hope images of C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in April, could help us to understand what causes a comet to break apart.

In late 2017, the videos were published by To the Stars... Academy of Arts & Sciences—an organization set up by the former Blink-182 singer to investigate UFO sightings.

Throughout history, there have been various claims of people being struck and killed by meteorites.

The map was put together using six regional maps made during the Apollo era, in combination with information collected during recent lunar missions.

"This is comparable to several musicians beating distinct rhythms, yet who beat at the same time at the beginning of each bar," said researcher Nathan Hara.