A first-of-its kind AI-powered model attempts to better predict space weather and its impacts. The model — called Surya, for ...

Called 3I/ATLAS, the object is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for ...

The dwarf planet Pluto and its five known natural satellites (Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra) may be frigid, but ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has completed a mission study detailing how a proposed spacecraft could fly by an ...

The forgotten, short-lived sci-fi series from 1954, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, shares several parallels with Gene Roddenberry ...

Indian students have developed a new system that could give an early warning about an incoming solar storm from the Sun. The ...

Astronomers may have demoted Pluto from full-fledged planet to dwarf status, but evidence suggests the solar system may still ...

Astronomer and Pluto mission leader S. Alan Stern explores how the field has transformed during his decades-long career.

Unusual shape of Fomalhaut's debris ring shows evidence of sculpting by ancient planets, rewriting story of planetary system ...

Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star? The sun will someday ...

The famous asteroid "Ryugu" is continuously revealing key information about its water-rich history to scientists. By analyzing a tiny sample of just 80 milligrams from this near-Earth asteroid, ...

Stem cells age faster and become functionally exhausted in low Earth orbit, making crewed long-duration space travel even ...