The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) announced the election of the University of Idaho to its prestigious network of leading research institutions, recognizing the University's ...

Volunteers with NASA’s citizen science projects have tested chili pepper plant varieties to grow in space, monitored active ...

Calling all budding environmentalists, space enthusiasts, and Earth-bound innovators! Science Friday is excited to offer our Down To Earth program—a free educational experience designed to ignite a ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted something that shouldn’t exist—at least not so early in the ...

The world’s first commercial space science telescope, Mauve, just sent back data from low-Earth orbit, achieving “first light” — and signaling a potential new era for low-cost observation. Launched ...

In order for scientists to know how equipment will fare in space, they must test tools in a variety of manners — vibrations, ...

Space Science Week is a joint meeting of the space science discipline committees of the Space Studies Board, the Board on Physics and Astronomy, and the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board. For ...

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The movie myth perpetuated by classics like "Total Recall" (1990) and "Mission To Mars" (2000) is that exposure to the vacuum ...

A recent audit of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center alleges the popular attraction mismanaged funds. The audit released Friday ...