NASA’s DART mission changed the Dimorphos' asteroid orbit around the Sun, proving spacecraft impacts could help defend Earth.

Scientists discover binary asteroids near Earth can trade rocks and dust through slow collisions, revealing clues about asteroid evolution.

GPS spoofing is distorting vessel positions and deepening the risk in one of the world’s most important shipping lanes ...

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

Backers say orbital reflectors could deliver round-the-clock clean power to the grid; critics call the plan 'for the dumbest reason ever'.

From the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS), roughly 400 kilometres above Earth's surface, Earth does not appear static on a map. Instead, it appears as a living laboratory of ...

The well-lit nighttime cityscape of India pictured from the International Space Station as it soared over the Arabian Sea and across the Himalayas,” the ISS said in a post on X.

Scientists analyzing a gravitational-wave signal have discovered that a neutron star and black hole spiraled together on an oval-shaped orbit just before merging. This unusual motion, detected in the ...

Imagine a night sky where satellites, saddled with huge mirrors reflecting sunlight, shine like artificial moons. A startup in Los Angeles County is awaiting regulatory clearance to make that dream a ...

A startup in Los Angeles County is awaiting regulatory clearance to make that dream a reality, with plans to sell the light to illuminate areas on Earth at night. These locations could include solar ...

Reusable rockets have reshaped the economics of spaceflight by dramatically reducing the cost of launching payloads into orbit. Traditional rockets were single-use vehicles that burned up or crashed ...