Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come ...

"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha Centauri's location and path are shown by a yellow star and a solid blue line ...

From legendary trash talk to playing left-handed just for fun, the stories about Larry Bird are almost too crazy to believe. But former players confirm—they’re all real. Bird wasn’t just a great ...

Humanity’s greatest journey might not be to Mars, but to an entirely new solar system. Proxima Centauri b, an exoplanet in ...

Tiny spaceships could be accelerated by lasers so that they reach the nearest star in 20 years. That's the theory. Now it's ...

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

Sailing has been a mainstay of human history for millennia, so it's no surprise that scientists would apply it to traveling ...

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

Unlike in earlier series entries, where futuristic goals like reaching Alpha Centauri or establishing the first colonies in ...

Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar ...

Climbers are scaling Everest in just 3 days using xenon gas therapy for rapid acclimatization. While it boosts safety, ...