Space power is central to communication, navigation, and surveillance. China’s “Space Silk Road” envisions orbital highways of satellites as critical to global influence, much as maritime routes once ...

I grew up in Central Florida, close enough to the Space Coast that shuttle launches were part of my childhood soundtrack. There's nothing like watching humans strapped to controlled explosions arc ...

Oftentimes, we think of space as an endless, mostly empty vacuum, a silent backdrop where planets, stars, and galaxies play out their dance. We also think of time as something separate, a steady ...

We urgently need new ways of thinking about society and space, as we face the profound global challenges of climate change, overconsumption, energy transition, and political conflict. Human geography ...

In the fickle universe of popular TV entertainment, there is often a creative endeavor whose reach far exceeds its grasp for whatever particular reason at that moment in broadcast history. Case in ...

The names of human ancestors are now on an asteroid map. The geological features of an oddly shaped asteroid visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft now have official names, and like the mission's moniker, ...

Live coverage of the SpaceX Starlink rocket launch begins 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space. Rockets here launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

California may be known as the Golden State, with its shimmering beaches and warm Mediterranean climate. But clinging to the rooftop of the High Sierra are the last remnants of glaciers that have ...

NASA has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates who will train for missions to the Moon and Mars. Their selection represents a powerful blend of talent and ambition, fueling humanity’s next great leaps ...

In moments of emergency, super-concentration, or meditation, people report moments of “time expansion experiences,” or TEEs—when time feels to slow down. Psychologist Steve Taylor has examined these ...