So I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and looked up just as Mars was supposed to emerge from the Moon's curved horizon. Seen ...

A star system 5,000 light-years from Earth, surrounded by layers of dust, could help scientists better understand the final ...

Pettit is now in the midst of his third stint on the International Space Station, and the decade he had to prepare for his ...

One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events.

A 2023 satellite image captured a pair of peculiar phenomena painting parallel swirls in the sea and sky around Norway's Bear ...

The race to dominate space is intensifying as two of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit shares a breathtaking video of the aurora's intense green glow from the International Space Station, mesmerizing viewers worldwide.

There is more space junk in Earth's orbit ... happen when the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO)—roughly 100-1,200 miles above our planet—reaches a certain critical level.

Scientists have issued a stark warning to humanity when it comes to the Kessler syndrome that could send humanity back to the metaphorical Dark Ages if it comes true. Modern society is full of ...

including on the technology we use daily on Earth and in space, as well as learn about the workings of stars across the universe to aid in our search for habitable worlds beyond our home planet.” ...

Their real photography advantage, though, is the glorious view from space as they circle our planet every 90 minutes ... long described a profound shift in perspective when they first see Earth from ...

Space Rider is a reusable spacecraft designed to carry out various scientific experiments in low Earth orbit ... a spacecraft passes close enough to a planet or moon to use its gravity for ...