At times, the sun ejects energetic material into space, which can have consequences for space-based and even ground-based ...

The Solar System is racing through space at an astonishing speed, hinting at a colossal force pulling us closer. Recent radio astronomy findings challenge conventional understandings, suggesting an ...

Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond ...

NASA’s Gateway is coming to life with a solar-powered spacecraft built to light it up—and move it around the Moon.

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble ...

Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists plan to find out ...

Before the year ends, you may want to read a few of these. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Quite a bit has happened in the space ...

A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within ...

New research suggests that amino acids, the fundamental components of life, may have arrived on Earth carried by interstellar ...

Our solar system is speeding through the galaxy at more than three times the velocity scientists once believed, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The findings,released in November 2025, could ...

Everyone's favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

When Elon Musk announced that he was taking SpaceX public with an initial public offering that would give the rocket company a $1.5 trillion valuation, shock waves erupted across the commercial space ...