Our Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth, not just due to tidal friction as previously thought. New research suggests ancient planetary impacts and ...

The flame seen across the morning sky on Nov. 8 was created by air molecules in front of the debris rapidly compressing, ...

Deorbiting small cargo-laden spacecraft on demand to troops in need is the vision of Inversion Space and its Arc spacecraft.

ESCAPADE’s path through space, relative to the Earth, has the peculiar shape of a kidney bean. In the world of astrodynamics, ...

A new survey of 500,000 stars finds only 0.28% host close-in giants, showing how aging Sun-like stars drag their planets to destruction.

The comet is the third interstellar object from deep space ever recorded to pass through Earth's solar system.

How do we know the speed of light – and why does it have a speed limit at all? Leah Crane explores the history of one of the ...

Putting satellites and spacecraft into orbit demands incredible precision and cutting-edge engineering. This video explains the forces at play, from gravity assists to the delicate balance between ...

The interstellar object 3I/Atlas has left astronomers amazed after data revealed it follows the most stretched and unusual orbit ever measured ...

Shockingly large' amount of sensitive satellite data is unencrypted and vulnerable to interception, researchers find ...

Europe and the US are concerned about Russia's threats to their satellites in space following several recent incidents. Space ...