NASA has thrown a lifeline to scientists working on a mission to visit an asteroid that will make an unusually close flyby of the Earth in 2029, reversing the Trump administration's previous plan to ...

Scientists can now receive near-real-time alerts about the world's lands as their surfaces change, thanks to a new ...

Researchers in Germany have now directly observed this wobble with the highest precision yet thanks to a large ring laser gyroscope they developed for this purpose. The instrument, which is located in ...

There are many programs that detect near-Earth asteroids as part of countries' planetary defense strategies. In the case of ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...

A new scientific assessment reveals that humanity has pushed seven of nine critical planetary boundaries past their safe ...

As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you're along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways.

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...

A twin Earth in our solar system could destabilize orbits, spark rivalry, or lead to interplanetary cooperation.

For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, ...

Abstract: The satellite internet is the primary focus of the space economy, with low-earth orbit satellites being the trend in its development. Onboard satellite switches are responsible for ...