The study highlights how letting rocket debris burn up in the atmosphere is not a consequence-free approach to orbital cleanup.

A new technology lets NASA’s Mars rover pinpoint its position within inches, drive farther on its own, and speed up exploration.

It’s rare but some eclipses cause stunning Instagram-worthy visual effects like devil horns, a Cheshire cat smile or diamond ring in the sky.

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

As the world clamors for Greenland’s rare earth minerals and energy potential, will its people be able to choose their own path?

Expedition 74 completed weekend handover and cargo operations aboard the International Space Station as SpaceX Dragon prepares to return to Earth, according to NASA reports.

New research sheds light on what drives reddish water to emerge from underground to pour onto the Taylor Glacier.

Every winter, thousands of tourists travel to high-latitude regions like Scandinavia, Canada, and Alaska hoping to see the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Vincent Ledvina, an aurora guide and Ph.D ...

Sometimes the geologic record obscures evidence of these important reversals in field direction, but statistical techniques ...

Scientists have proposed a surprising connection between solar flares and earthquakes. When solar activity disturbs the ionosphere, it may generate electric fields that penetrate fragile fracture ...

Deep in the Congo Basin, vast peatlands quietly store enormous amounts of Earth’s carbon — but new research suggests this ancient vault may be leaking. Scientists studying Africa’s largest blackwater ...

Elon Musk SpaceX AI satellites launch planned within two to three years as billionaire argues space offers lowest-cost AI ...