NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has, surviving expected temperatures of 1,800 ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...

The building blocks of life could have been delivered to Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.

Several other space companies have plans to construct their own space stations as well, including Northrop Grumman, Axiom Space, Nanoracks and Sierra Space. NASA needs at least one of them on orbit ...

According to NASA's SPHEREx mission details, the observatory will survey the entire sky using near-infrared light. Its goals include exploring how galaxies evolved, understanding the structure of the ...

The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...

The National Academies have launched the Collaborative for Advancing Science Teaching and Learning in K-12, a new activity that will convene stakeholders to develop evidence-based policies and ...

The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of ...