Barreling through the universe with incredible power and speed, galactic cosmic rays are a major source of radiation in space ...

A new study using data from China's Chang'e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon.

The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...

A small asteroid about the size of a car flew close to Earth overnight Tuesday, giving scientists another chance to study ...

On December 8, 2025, the Sun unleashed a powerful solar flare, an event that captivated the attention of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. This flare, classified as an X1.1, marks one of the ...

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, happens to share some truly remarkable geophysical and geological processes with our home ...

What can the close flyby of the asteroid 99942 Adophis to Earth in 2029 teach scientists about the interiors of asteroids and other planetary bodies? This is what a recent study published in The ...

Imagine a future where thousands of people travel to space every year. Some stay a week. Some a month. Some never come back — they stay, build and live. Space is no longer the exclusive domain of ...

Brightly-colored aliens learning to regrow a forest, the modern-day equivalent of dinosaurs, plus dazzling laser displays, will highlight the winter shows at Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton ...

Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a cislunar orbit between Earth and the moon. Less than 10% of these orbits remained ...

WASHINGTON — Nuclear power startup Antares announced a $96 million Series B round Dec. 2 to fund work on developing small nuclear reactors, including for space applications. The company said the ...