NASA has been monitoring a never-before-seen planet in its solar system, which is eight times the size of Earth. Final ...

What’s more, Webb used its Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument to observe glowing interstellar gas and dust illuminated by a supernova explosion approximately 350 years ago. The material glows in ...

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

Christopher Nolan’s 2014 sci-fi masterpiece Interstellar continues its box office dominance in India’s re-release, drawing ...

A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...

Matter in intergalactic space is not randomly scattered - it forms a vast network of filamentary structures that make up the ...

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

Matteo Luisi, assistant professor of physics and director of the planetarium and observatory at Westminster College, has been ...

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

Ohio State astronomy professor Adam Leroy is the 2025 recipient of the Henry Draper Medal. The Henry Draper Medal, established in 1886, is awarded every four years to a researcher or pair of ...

Most people hear “spacecraft” and envision rockets blasting into space, but they’re often not aware of the meticulous ...

An instrument created by a team at the University of New Hampshire was recently installed onto a spacecraft that is preparing ...