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A 1.5-kilometre asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter now carries the name of Astrid Eeuwes, a Dutch amateur ...

NASA’s newest flagship observatory is in the final stretch of launch preparations, with liftoff scheduled for the end of ...

The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in astronomy and astrophysics with the research community, the ...

NASA is about to launch a space observatory that could help settle some of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study how the universe began, what it ...

A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ...

A pair of stars spiraling around each other. That's the origin of a new source of repeating radio bursts we've detected, called ASKAP J1745. In recent years, astronomers have been puzzling over ...

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After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbit. A month ...

Astronomers warn that a recent FCC decision about mirror-equipped satellites could hinder their ability to observe the cosmos ...

Space Science Week is a joint meeting of the space science discipline committees of the Space Studies Board, the Board on Physics and Astronomy, and the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board. For ...

Seine, in the Yvelines department, Parc aux Étoiles is a scientific facility devoted to astronomy, space exploration, and the sciences of the Universe. Open to the public year-round according to a ...