The concept known as “Kessler Syndrome” was proposed nearly five decades ago. Experts weigh in on whether the space-based disaster scenario is already unfolding.
A Nasa spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun. Scientists received a signal from the ...
The Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface travelling at 430,000 miles per hour, according to ...
Twenty years ago today a magnetar’s epic tantrum made our planet ring like a bell from tens of thousands of light-years away ...
NASA's 2024 started with a crash that brought an abrupt end to one of its most remarkable missions of recent years.
The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating ...
Crew Earth Observations (CEO) is a simple yet critical mission undertaken by astronauts aboard the ISS. The requirement? Take ...
Pictures from the International Space Station do not disappoint, from comets and northern lights to giant hurricanes and ...
In 2024, the radio receivers on and around the human homeworld captured a variety of fascinating emissions, some of which are ...
Space missions to the moon, Mars and beyond often get the most attention, but NASA's Near Space Network does a lot of heavy ...
Asteroids often pass close to Earth, so this regularly raises a mix of questions and concerns for those in the scientific ...