We're showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 ...

A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting ...

The Martian new year arrives with the Red Planet’s vernal equinox. Explaining why requires a deep dive into celestial ...

Thawing Arctic permafrost releases stored greenhouse gases, transforming the region from a carbon sink to a net source of ...

NASA has a new trick up its sleeve for space communication. In July 2024, the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Researchers detected lead in ice cores from Tibet, indicating pollution in isolated areas. The study links much of this lead to humans.

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

In August 2012, Voyager 1 made history as it entered interstellar space, the region between stars, filled with material ...

NASA has successfully reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief interruption in communications. The spacecraft is now using a transmitter that has not been used for communications since ...