Here's our last look at Europe's Aeolus satellite falling to its fiery death (photo)
ESA's wind-measuring Aeolus satellite was spotted before its flaming demise over Antarctica.
ESA's wind-measuring Aeolus satellite was spotted before its flaming demise over Antarctica.
Tiny devices on satellites could soon track small pieces of space debris that are invisible to existing space junk monitoring systems but capable of destroying spacecraft if they collide with it.
A hypothetical Kuiper Belt Planet adds to the list of possibly undiscovered worlds in our solar system. Also on that list? Planet Nine.
Caroline Herschel, the first English professional female astronomer, made contributions to astronomy that are still important to the field today.
The magnetic field is a thousand times weaker than Earth’s, but is spread out across 16,000 light years.
The fourth episode of Ahsoka is an excellent midpoint chapter packed with gorgeous duels and leads into an unpredictable second half of the season.
An astronomer in Slovakia captured the rare luminous phenomenon as it briefly flashed in Earth's upper atmosphere during a thunderstorm.
There's a lot of trash on the moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste. But whose responsibility is it to clean it up?
Japan plans to launch a mini moon lander called SLIM and an X-ray space observatory atop a single rocket on Wednesday (Sept. 6), and you can watch it live.
The half-illuminated moon will have a close encounter with the Bull on Wednesday (Sept. 6) when the last quarter moon rises in Taurus just before midnight.
SpaceX has stacked its giant Starship vehicle on the launch pad in South Texas, a major milestone ahead of an impending test flight from the site.
To assist astronauts with their sleep schedules, scientists developed a lamp synchronized to their circadian rhythms.
Australia will launch its first moon rover as early as 2026, on one of NASA's Artemis missions. And you can help name the rover — if you're an Australian resident.
Einstein's theory of relativity say black holes are 'bald', but a new tweak to his research may give the mysterious objects their long-sought 'hair.'
Years after ripping stars to shreds, 24 black holes suddenly flared up with radio waves in inexplicable 'burping' bouts. Half of all star-killing black holes may experience the same.
A hot Jupiter exoplanet is blowing its top like a cartoon character throwing a tantrum, creating a tail of gas that is the largest planetary structure seen outside the solar system.
What to expect from Bethesda Game Studio's new space settlement adventure Starfield and its take on life among the stars.
Astronomers have imaged the outskirts of an accretion disk gradually feeding a supermassive black hole for the first time, potentially boosting our understanding of such hungry cosmic monsters.
Humans have a knack for sharing intimate moments in unlikely places...