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Mattel is counting down to the release of its latest space-themed Matchbox toy. Its 1:64 scale version of SpaceX’s Crew Transport Vehicle is arriving Oct. 1.

The first spacecraft to use gravity assist was NASA’s Mariner 10 in 1974. It used a gravity assist from Venus to reach Mercury. Now, the gravity assist maneuver is a…

SpaceX test-fired the first stage of Polaris Dawn’s Falcon 9 rocket over the weekend, keeping the historic astronaut mission on track for an Aug. 27 launch.

The laser communications company named Andreas Reif as Chief Restructuring Officer, tasked with reducing costs and addressing cash flow issues while maintaining customer deliveries The post Mynaric ousts CEO amid…

Exoplanets are often discovered using the transit method (over three quarters of those discovered have been found this way.) The same transit technique can be used to study them, often…

Can a kilometer-scale telescope help conduct more efficient science, and specifically for the field of optical interferometry? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to address as a pair…

Scientists have observed an unexpected new behavior in a superconducting material. If physicists can figure out the cause, it could help them to find room-temperature superconductors.

Three U.S. teams in NASA’s Deep Space Food Finale won a combination of $1.25 million for developing delicious and safe food for astronauts.

By eye, it’s impossible to pick out the exact boundaries of the superclusters, which are among the largest structures in the universe. But that’s because they are not defined by…

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to launch on Aug. 27, will feature the first-ever private spacewalk. Here’s what to expect.