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Dmitry Rogozin, until recently the Russian government’s point-man on all matters concerning the defense and space industries, was offered to head up the Roscosmos space corporation on Thursday during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As NASA formally requests proposals for studies on the commercialization of low Earth orbit, another study presented at a congressional hearing May 17 concludes commercial space stations are unlikely to be financially viable in the mid-2020s.

DoD has deep expertise in “space situational awareness,” or SSA, whereas Commerce faces a steep learning curve.

Astrobiologists should consider searching for viruses in their quest to find evidence for life beyond Earth, some scientists stress.

Why are scientists trying to make precise clocks even more precise?

On May 26, 1983, the European Space Agency launched its first X-ray Observatory into space. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

Alan Bean walked on the moon during Apollo 12. He turned to painting to chronicle his experiences.

NASA’s Apollo 12 mission sent three astronauts to the moon in November 1969 to make the second crewed lunar landing in history. See how that mission went in photos in our photo gallery here!

Apollo 12 moonwalker and astronaut-artist Alan Bean, Jr. died on May 26, 2018. The former NASA astronaut was the fourth man to walk on the moon and also visited Skylab. See his amazing space legacy in pictures in this remembrance.

Apollo astronaut Alan Bean, who shared his experiences as the fourth human to walk on the moon through paintings sprinkled with lunar dust, has died at the age of 86.

Stay sharp! You may be needed to help decode a message from intelligent aliens someday.

They won’t have a parade this Memorial Day, be home for Christmas, no fireworks on the Fourth of July: See how astronauts celebrate holidays in space.

The Trump administration’s push to ease regulations on private industry is no longer confined to Earth.

An app featuring an augmented reality view of our planet soared past its crowdfunding goal in just a few hours.

China’s Chang’e-4 mission will become the first mission to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon.

Vesta is the second largest asteroid in the solar system.

NASA’s InSight Mars lander performed its first engine burn on Tuesday (May 22), refining its course toward the Red Planet.

A stunning new time-lapse video from the Gemini Observatory captures the dramatic glow of the Kilauea volcano eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island.

A stunning new time-lapse video from the Gemini Observatory captures the dramatic glow of the Kilauea volcano eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island.

On May 25, 2008, NASA’s Phoenix lander arrived on Mars. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

Han Solo’s origin story is competent if not overly compelling.

With so many incredible, newly developing technologies, could we build a real-life Millennium Falcon?

With so many incredible, newly developing technologies, could we build a real-life Millennium Falcon?

Time to cruise across the universe in style. The Millennium Falcon can not only make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, but it also does it in true style — with leather, with surround sound and yes, with some pretty nifty hyperdrive controls.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk just said on Twitter that he wants to start a new media outlet. What’s behind his posts? Is it just another Musk prank, or is he actually serious about the idea?

When a SpaceX rocket launches, it’s awesome. But when a SpaceX rocket launch sparks a brush fire that melts a NASA photographer’s camera, it goes viral. Now you can see what the camera saw as it melted.

Warnings of a Russian hypersonic weapon that the U.S. can’t defend against may have had you running for the bomb shelter last week. But what, exactly, is this weapon, and how does it work?

NOAA’s GOES-17 was supposed to watch for deadly storms and dust clouds in the Western Hemisphere. Instead, it’s spending half the day blind.

It turns out you can just go to a rocket launch — and, after attending my first, I can say with certainty that everyone should watch a rocket launch at least once in their life.

In his first congressional testimony since becoming NASA administrator, Jim Bridenstine sought to reassure Senate appropriators about the status of several agency programs threatened with cancellation, as well as his own views on climate change.

In his first congressional testimony since becoming NASA administrator, Jim Bridenstine sought to reassure Senate appropriators about the status of several agency programs threatened with cancellation, as well as his own views on climate change.

The astronauts aboard the International Space Station are celebrating Memorial Day and remembering those who’ve served the same way they do every year — by working.

Maybe it was the spotlight, or perhaps it was the skill of the artist in creating her likeness, but Sally Ride seemed to glow as the curtain fell.

An Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday (May 24) to deliver more than 3 tons of vital supplies – and likely some goodies, too – for the orbiting laboratory’s six-person crew.

An Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday (May 24) to deliver more than 3 tons of vital supplies – and likely some goodies, too – for the orbiting laboratory’s six-person crew.

An Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday (May 24) to deliver more than 3 tons of vital supplies – and likely some goodies, too – for the orbiting laboratory’s six-person crew.

An Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday (May 24) to deliver more than 3 tons of vital supplies – and likely some goodies, too – for the orbiting laboratory’s six-person crew.

Physicists speculate that decaying neutrons may be producing particles unknown to science that make up the elusive dark matter.

Physicists speculate that decaying neutrons may be producing particles unknown to science that make up the elusive dark matter.

On May 24, 1962, NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter became the fourth American to go to space and the second American to orbit the Earth. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

On May 24, 1962, NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter became the fourth American to go to space and the second American to orbit the Earth. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity bored 2 inches (5 centimeters) into a rock on Sunday (May 20), grabbing powdered samples for the first time since October 2016, agency officials said.

Pluto may have long ago coalesced from 1 billion or so comets, a new analysis of data from NASA’s New Horizons mission and the European comet-orbiting Rosetta probe suggests.

Whistler waves are normally produced in the atmosphere by lightning. They could help protect nuclear fusion reactors from runaway electrons.

A new policy President Trump will sign May 24 will implement a series of regulatory reforms to support commercial space recommended by the National Space Council earlier this year.

Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere after the impact of the Chicxulub asteroid, which ended the era of dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, warmed the Earth’s climate for 100,000 years, a new study has revealed.

NASA assets in space and in the air are helping first responders deal with the ongoing volcanic outburst in Hawaii.

More than 1.1 million people decided to join William Shatner on an extreme space-exploration enterprise.

America’s first woman in space can now be found at your local U.S. post office.

The hearts of small galaxies may hide a mysterious kind of black hole that has long proved elusive: medium-size black holes with masses between the mass of a few suns and that of millions of suns, a new study finds.

In a new book, this scientist says glaciers, not Neolithic people, carried the huge rocks to Stonehenge.

Earth would look a lot more like Mars if a mysterious mineral wasn’t sucking iron out of the planet’s crust. Scientists think they now know the culprit — and it’s a gemstone.

The Midwestern United States is ablaze in a striking new satellite video captured by a lightning-mapping instrument aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-17 weather satellite.

The Midwestern United States is ablaze in a striking new satellite video captured by a lightning-mapping instrument aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-17 weather satellite.

Two student teams have won the Guardians of the Galaxy Space Station Challenge, a competition run by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space and Marvel Entertainment, the organizations announced Tuesday (May 22).

On May 23, 2017, NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer took an urgent and unplanned spacewalk to replace a broken data relay box outside of the International Space Station. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

Russia reportedly is testing hypersonic ballistic glider weapons that currently would be undetectable after the initial boost phase of their flight.

A used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a double mission on May 22, 2018, successfully orbiting NASA’s twin GRACE-FO spacecraft and five Iridium Next communications satellites. See how the launch went in pictures here.

Veteran NASA photographer Bill Ingalls is no stranger to rocket launches, but even he seemed surprised when one of his remote cameras melted in a fire sparked by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Tuesday and STILL managed to snap pictures.

The laws of physics have won again, it would appear.

A gorgeous photo by NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows Jupiter as you’ve probably never seen it before.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot — the most powerful storm in the solar system — is an planetary icon. See photos of the giant storm, which has been shrinking over time, in our full gallery here.

Deep in the sun’s core, buried under hundreds of thousands of miles of twisting and convecting hydrogen and helium, a nuclear fire rages.

According to recent reports, Amazon executives are in talks to pick up “The Expanse” — the space drama recently canceled by Syfy channel — for a fourth season.

Ceres is a dwarf planet, the only one located in the inner reaches of the solar system. It is the largest object in the asteroid belt.

On May 22, 2012, SpaceX launched the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

SpaceX will launch two new Earth-observing satellites for NASA and five commercial communications satellites today (May 22) on an epic rideshare mission and you can watch it live online.

A rocket built by Beijing-based company OneSpace debuted Thursday (May 17), launching from a site in northwest China and reaching a maximum altitude of about 24 miles (39 kilometers), according to media reports.

A rocket built by Beijing-based company OneSpace debuted Thursday (May 17), launching from a site in northwest China and reaching a maximum altitude of about 24 miles (39 kilometers), according to media reports.

The odd shapes of the inner moons of Saturn, from ravioli to potatoes, may be due to mergers of tiny moonlets, a new study finds.

When the orbital dynamics of Jupiter’s four largest moons are converted into rhythms, musical notes and time-lapsed illusions, you’ll likely be astounded by what you see and hear.

SpaceX launched two new Earth science satellites for NASA and five Iridium Next communications satellites into orbit today (May 22).

Two nearby supernovae that exploded about 2.5 and eight million years ago could have resulted in a staggered depletion of Earth’s ozone layer, leading to a variety of repercussions for life on Earth.

It’s not just for the pros: With a little planning and flexibility, anybody can go watch a rocket blast off. Our in-depth guide goes through each of this summer’s U.S. launch locations and dates.

A photo that Sally Ride autographed 35 years ago came to serve as the inspiration for her portrait on a new U.S. postage stamp commemorating her place in history as America’s first woman in space.

The first scheduled passenger airline service took off from St. Petersburg, Fla.

Space exploration and astronomy have been immortalized in stamp form many times over the decades. See photos of of space-themed postage stamps from the United States and around the world here.

Fresh water is changing around the world, and a new set of NASA satellite observations is helping scientists better understand why. The causes range from human activities to natural variations in the climate.

The Angaraa family of rockets is under development to eventually take satellites to low-Earth orbit.

Another interstellar asteroid has been spotted in our solar system — and this one is not a visitor but a long-term resident, a new study reports.

Striking United Launch Alliance employees will return to work after voting May 19 to accept a revised contract, ending a two-week strike.

Huge, slow-moving waves that drive Earth’s weather and shape the swirls in Jupiter’s atmosphere also exist on the sun, new research reveals.

Scientists can’t explain why in the world someone would decide to pump out the dangerous gases again.

Scientists are skeptical of a new paper that suggests frozen octopus eggs rode a meteor to Earth 540 million years ago.

On May 21, 2010, Japan launched the first successful solar sail into space. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a vision: He wants to get humans to Mars as soon as possible. Is that humanity’s best option?

China just launched a spacecraft that will help pave the way for a historic mission to the moon’s far side later this year.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted in May 2018, creating a vast ash cloud visible from space and sending lava spewing from fissures to devastate homes. See photos of the volcano’s ash and destruction from space.

An Orbital ATK Antares rocket launched an Antares rocket and the uncrewed Cygnus OA-9 cargo ship to the International Space Station on May 21, 2018. See the mission in photos here!

An Orbital ATK Antares rocket launched an Antares rocket and the uncrewed Cygnus OA-9 cargo ship to the International Space Station on May 21, 2018. See the mission in photos here!

The solar system just got a bit stranger.

Humans may not be the only species on Earth that evolved a brain, but we are the only ones who have used these complex organs to leave the planet. How did the human brain evolve to do things that our fellow brain-bearing creatures of Earth cannot?

An Orbital ATK Antares rocket pierced the clouds in the predawn sky over Virginia Monday (May 21) with a dazzling predawn launch to deliver more than 3 tons of vital supplies to the International Space Station.