Learn about the Oort cloud, a vast area beyond the inner solar system that is believed to contain icy objects arranged in a spiral shape.

Rocket Lab launched a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite toward low Earth orbit this evening (Feb. 18). An Electron vehicle carrying the first "Gen-3" satellite for the geospatial ...

A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight.

After several years of lab-testing ideas for orbital manufacturing technology, the US Department of Defense's research arm has decided to head into orbit for the latest round of experiments. DARPA's ...

A SpaceX rocket launched a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday (Feb. 11) as the spaceflight company's space-based internet service begins direct-to-cell service with T-Mobile.

Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China conducted the first launch of the Long March 8A early Tuesday, carrying a second batch of satellites into orbit for the national Guowang project. The first Long ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is taking a significant step toward overcoming the challenges of assembling large-scale structures in orbit by testing new in-space manufacturing ...

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