The planet is part of a planetary system about 40 light-years away from Earth called TRAPPIST-1, which five Belgian ...

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By 2015, NASA announced that Kepler had discovered its 1,000th exoplanet. 2016 was a banner year for exoplanet detections with nearly 1,500 in that year alone. The total number reached 5,000 in March ...

NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications technology has successfully shown that data encoded in lasers can be reliably ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long dazzled scientists with its icy plumes that spew water and mysterious organic molecules into space, fueling hopes of a habitable ocean beneath. But new experiments ...

When Anil Menon launches into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket next June, he'll bring two decades of experience as a ...

For decades the Moon was seen as a finished chapter in space exploration, but today it has returned to the center of global attention with new missions, groundbreaking discoveries, and a revived space ...

The upgraded Artemis II rocket ensures a smoother, safer ride for the astronauts on their highly anticipated lunar voyage.

The space economy is set to boom as renewed interest from governments and the private sector drives investment into the next frontier. The push will open the door to significant c ...

American space agency NASA detailed the changes it made to the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will power the Artemis II mission.

NASA has selected Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen as the crew for the Artemis 2 mission. They are scheduled to launch no ...