The International Space Station (ISS) has been orbiting Earth for the last quarter of a century. But it was only this week ...

Uncover Earth’s true cosmic motion—from spinning on its axis to orbiting the Sun and racing through the galaxy. A simple, ...

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life.

Tossing a bad guy into the Sun sounds simple enough, but orbital mechanics make it a far trickier task than you'd expect.

A solar storm similar to the 1859 Carrington Event could cause widespread damage to our technology, including satellites. New ...

NASA has a photo dump of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. It made news in July when it was confirmed to have originated ...

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A newly detected super-Earth just 20 light-years away is giving scientists one of the most promising chances yet to search for life beyond our solar system. The discovery of the exoplanet orbiting in ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...

When you think of moons orbiting around celestial bodies, the first that naturally springs to mind is Earth's own moon. Certainly, that moon is ours – it is firmly locked within orbit around our ...

For generations, UFO enthusiasts have longed for claims of aliens visiting Earth to be seriously investigated by scientists. Now they are getting their wish. This month prominent peer-reviewed ...