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Right now, the Sun is far more active than predicted - and small satellites are paying the price
Three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University's Binar Space Program burned up in Earth's …
PTI
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Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. W…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here's why astronauts age slower than the rest of us here on Earth
Astronauts on the International Space Station age slightly slower than the rest of us on Earth due …
Kelly Dickerson,Natalie Musum…
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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to address Earth from orbiting international Space Station
Meanwhile, crew of the Polaris Dawn the Elon Musk-led private charted spaceflight created history w…
ANI
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Earth is about to get a 2nd moon, for 57 days only. Here's what you need to know.
A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-b…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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How to see Comet A3, which could be the best comet in a decade. Neanderthals walked the Earth last time it flew by.
Comet A3 hasn't been past Earth since the Neanderthals. It'll be visible across the Northern Hemisp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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ISRO's final developmental flight lifts off from Sriharikota spaceport
ISRO successfully launched its third and final developmental flight, SSLV-D3, carrying Earth Observ…
PTI
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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth victorious, making huge gains in Elon Musk's plans to send humans to Mars
The Polaris missions are helping fast-track Elon Musk's Mars city, from testing spacesuits and a sp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A secretive, experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth after 8 months. It's still a mystery what it was up to.
China's secret unmanned spacecraft returns to Earth after an eight-month mission, raising questions…
Mikhaila Friel
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Why NASA is taking so long to get Boeing's 2 in-limbo astronauts back to Earth
NASA and SpaceX have been working on a backup plan to bring the astronauts home, but it has its own…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists think they've found the origin of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. It could help prevent a future mass extinction on Earth.
Thanks to the presence of an rare element called ruthenium, scientists think they know where the as…
Jenny McGrath
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NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth
NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we k…
Jessica Orwig
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Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing down, and scientists don't know why
A new study offers compelling evidence that Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing do…
Jessica Orwig
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Boeing's leaking Starliner spacecraft has delayed 2 astronauts' return to Earth
NASA and Boeing announced on Tuesday that Starliner's return from orbit had been delayed again to J…
Tom Carter
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No planned date to return to Earth for two NASA astronauts due to issues with Boeing Starliner spacecraft
The two NASA astronauts were scheduled to return on June 14. However, the pair has no set date to r…