The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...

Earth, between sweltering Venus and frozen Mars, formed and orbits within a band where water could persist in solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. Mars had surface water, but not as much as Earth, and ...

Placing a mass driver on the moon has long been a dream of space exploration enthusiasts. It would open up so many ...

This record-smashing flyby of the Sun is being accomplished by the Parker Solar Probe performing a gravity-assist from Venus ...

Why is the expansion of our Universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves testing the fundamental ...

For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth's Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...

Krystle Caponio is a founding team member and chief legal officer at Vast Space LLC, which is developing artificial gravity ...

"At the museum, we pride ourselves in creating authentic hands-on learning experiences that spark a love of learning." ...

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The Earth’s natural resources are enormous but not infinite. A lack of some rare minerals can hinder technological ...

The asteroid, named 2024 VK3, will pass Earth at a distance of about 273,000 miles, just further than the moon's 238,900-mile ...

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...