This mission further aims at investigating how the Sun’s corona transforms into the solar wind, helping improve space weather ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

Wolf 359’s extreme radiation and frequent X-ray flares make life-sustaining atmospheres on nearby planets highly unlikely, ...

The peak of the current solar cycle is ongoing, bringing spectacular views of the northern lights to several U.S. states.

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

2024's gigantic solar storm gave the Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a "very long time", according to NASA ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

Hubble’s high-resolution imagery allowed researchers to hone in on more of the Bullseye galaxy’s rings — and helped confirm ...

Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...

No. Send a package of any non-hazardous, inert item that you can fit in a capsule to the Moon via delivery company DHL? Yes, ...

Researchers at the University of Southern California say they’ve unraveled the mystery of why Earth’s inner core has been slowing, gradually altering the length of a ...

This image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744 is from the Frontier Fields project, using natural gravitational lenses and ...