All life on Earth owes its existence to the sun’s radiant heat. But what happens when that...
Science & Astronomy
This article was originally published at The Conversation. (opens in new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert...
Cosmic impacts can make planets and moons more porous than previously thought, potentially boosting their ability to...
Stare into the core of the Phantom Galaxy. New images from humanity’s most powerful space telescopes —...
With any luck, a giant 322-foot rocket will vault into space. And if it does, it’s because...
NASA’s former Space Shuttle manager saw this delay coming. The space agency scrubbed the much anticipated first...
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins made their Apollo 11 trip to the moon and back...
Astronomers have reconstructed the history of star formation at the center of the Milky Way for the...
Scientists have known for years that one day, the sun will expand into a red giant and...
A surprise solar storm in 2003 disrupted hundreds of flights all over the world, caused spacecraft controllers...