We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

When Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla floated into the International Space Station (ISS) from the Crew Dragon capsule that had docked with it on June 26, he wasn't feeling too good. Despite being a ...

(Web Desk) - Growing fresh food hundreds of thousands of kilometres from Earth is one of the greatest challenges facing permanent human bases on the Moon and Mars. But the seeds of a rice ideal for ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

Astronomers have discovered yet another alien visitor to the Solar System.

This stunning 527-megapixel composite reveals both visible and infrared views of young stars, ionized gas, and dust filaments ...

The ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras (500-428 BC) was the first person to hypothesize that the seeds of life are present ...

The biggest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is going under the hammer — and it’s got collectors buzzing from London to ...

Astronomers have discovered yet another alien visitor to the Solar System. This one appears to be a comet, a ball of dust, ...