Space

A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras and their powerful drivers out in space. Known as auroral beads, these lights often show up just before large auroral displays, which are caused by […]

This week, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico — an iconic facility made famous by movies like Contact and Goldeneye — had to halt observations of the Universe after a structural cable failed, punching a hole in the facility’s giant reflector dish. Operators of the observatory say the overall facility […]

We take the ability to see everywhere on planet Earth using Google Maps and Street View for granted, but there are some places you cannot visit.

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most famous annual “shooting star” displays, reached its peak activity this week, putting on a spectacular show for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere.

We can expect a lot more Starship action out of SpaceX in the near future.

The negative pressure suit can help mitigate the detrimental effects of being in a low gravity environment.

In the center of our galaxy, hundreds of stars closely orbit a supermassive black hole. Most of these stars have large enough orbits that their motion is described by Newtonian gravity and Kepler’s laws of motion. But a few orbit so closely that their orbits can only be accurately described […]

The CEO took to Twitter to bash SpaceX competitor ULA for not building reusable rockets.

Stars will continue to explode long after the universe is cold and “dead,” one scientist determined in diving down the rabbit hole to find the last supernova that will ever happen.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter received a checkout and recharge of its power system on Friday, Aug. 7, one week into its near seven-month journey to Mars with the Perseverance rover. This marks the first time the helicopter has been powered up and its batteries have been charged in the space […]