Asteroid bombardment Earth 800 million years ago: a new peer-reviewed study in The Planetary Science Journal links the ...

Reflect Orbital has won initial approval for a plan to put thousands of mirrors in orbit that would be visible from anywhere ...

The DoW invested $7.1M to boost U.S. satellite coverglass manufacturing, enhancing space solar cell durability and national security.

A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million ...

In the more modern era, the longest eclipse will happen in northern South America on July 16, 2186. This one will peak at ...

After more than ten years of playing hide-and-seek, researchers have discovered one of the lightest planets ever directly ...

Astronomers discover Beta Pictoris d, a faint gas giant exoplanet, expanding insights into planet formation in multi-planet ...

Barnard’s Star is one of the most famous stars in the night sky for astronomers because it is so close to Earth. Located just ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led study has proposed a connection between a specific collision in the main asteroid belt and ...

Somewhere between a Mr. Burns scheme and every plan Cobra Commander ever pitched sits the idea of launching giant mirrors into space so we can shine sunlight back onto Earth after dark. It also ...

Typically, astronomers identify comets by their distinct atmospheres, or comae, and their tails, which are created as the sun ...

Skygazers are in for a treat in August, as one of the most spectacular meteor showers coincides with a total solar eclipse ...