Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a subsurface ocean on the icy dwarf planet.

A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo has created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to ...

February 1: The thin, four-day-old crescent moon will be just a few degrees from Venus, making a lovely pair. Look for them in the sky in the southwest after sunset. When you observe the moon, see if ...

NISAR will track Earth’s changes using advanced radar technology Dual-band radar offers precise data on ice, forests, and ...

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set for an inaugural launch of its giant New Glenn rocket on Sunday, a long-awaited first leap to ...

Air pollution from rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere could bring about the world’s next big ...

The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...

Images provided to Newsweek by Planet Labs reveal the breadth of the Southern California wildfires as they intensified on ...

Science Team Meeting (STM) took place from April 2–4, 2024 at the Marriott Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg, MD. During ...

Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the Earth — and there’s a chance you can see it for yourself.

Scientists have called for the designation of a new United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) with the aim to ...

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...