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

NASA and South Korea's space agency have agreed to deeper cooperation in space exploration, science and aeronautics, including collaboration on a pioneering mission. New observations from the MeerKAT ...

The International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) signals China’s ambition to become a central node in the ...

For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could ...

A neutrino sensor array, ARCA, lines the Mediterranean seafloor near Sicily. A physicist took ARCA’s first huge win to a warm ...

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Dark matter plays a crucial role in galaxy formation by acting as a gravitational “glue” that helps pull gas together to form ...

NASA's Voyager 1 launched 48 years ago in September 1977 on a decades-spanning journey to study the cosmos and search for ...

At the turn of the 21 st century, astrophysicists theorized that the Sun was headed toward a deep solar minimum, but a new ...

"Considering the direction and frequency of our most common signals gives insights into where we should be looking to improve ...

University of Virginia astronomy undergraduates focus on the shadows of asteroids and dwarf planets for their Earth-bound ...

For decades, Europe has relied upon the U.S. for its security among the stars. But the Trump administration’s “America First” ...