B rocket is being fueled for launch of a complex deep-space mission targeting both a near-Earth asteroid and a comet.

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Researchers have discovered that ultra-fast wind surrounding a supermassive black hole is not smooth and continuous as ...

Astronomers have observed a massive and extremely active barred spiral galaxy in the early Universe and found that it has important similarities and differences with modern galaxies. This improves our ...

The discussion then shifts to the evolution of space exploration, reflecting on the capabilities and limitations of the space shuttle, the stalled ambitions of a Mars mission by 2015, and the ...

Space tourists are participants in a crafted, symbolic journey that reflects how commercial spaceflight is redefining what it ...

On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched onboard ... the multitude of interesting moons, evolution of asteroids and the discovery of icy objects in the Kuiper Belt.

He said he became interested in space because there is so much that is still unknown about space exploration and because ... great to see the significant evolution of space capabilities across ...