SpaceX ( SPACE) is preparing for a groundbreaking human spaceflight that will venture over Earth's polar regions — a first of ...

The private Fram2 mission is launching later today, sending a crew of amateurs to an unprecedented polar orbit—a frontier ...

The international all-civilian Fram2 crew is the first in space history to fly to orbit with no licensed pilot or trained ...

Astronomers bid an emotional farewell to Gaia, expressing their gratitude for its more than decade-long mission that gave us ...

The last commands have been sent to the ESA's Gaia satellite and, after a dozen years scanning the galaxy, the spacecraft is ...

ABB has been awarded a contract by L3Harris Technologies, a leading US defense company, to develop and build a ...

Polar orbits are favoured for their ability to map the entire Earth's surface over time, making them critical for weather ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...

After more than a decade of charting the stars with extraordinary precision, the Gaia spacecraft has completed its mission.

After over a decade of stellar service, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has been retired – but its legacy is just beginning. From ...

A super new moon won't be seen in Texas, but stars will be brighter than ever Saturday. Does Texas have any dark sky ...