NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation." ...

For decades, the Kármán Line, set at an altitude of 100 kilometers (or 62 miles) above sea level, has been the widely ...

“In space no one can hear you scream.” If space were truly empty—an utter vacuum, devoid of any matter—then yes, the Alien ...

how a person responds to space can vary between individuals. Bailey and Mason, among others, authored the NASA Twins Study, which followed identical twin astronauts, one of whom spent a year on the ...

So this three-day exhibition around Earth Day is not without its ironies. Astronauts dive in deep water as part of their training And that connection between our deep oceans and deep space?

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus ... its sibling Kosmos 482 craft never made it past Earth’s orbit. The long-dead probe’s remains have subsequently ...

As preparations for ASTROBEAT 2 continue, one thing is clear: the boundaries between Earth and space, between science and art, are becoming increasingly seamless. For more information on ASTROBEAT ...

Katy Perry, the pop star whose lengthy catalogue includes a few songs that reference aliens and shooting across the sky.

However, "2025 HP" is not the only space rock flying ... Most orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt, though some, called Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), pass much closer ...

It also signals that a better understanding of outer space chemistry could even hold implications for life elsewhere in the universe. How Did Life Start on Earth? Life arose on Earth somewhere between ...

“I’m completely and utterly humbled...” Describing the view of Earth from space, King said, “It’s a neon blue, and it’s still and it’s quiet … I know I will never forget it.