Why is space debris a problem? There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states ...

Only 3 million years old, the huge planet is considered a "baby" in space, NASA said. In fact, researchers said it is the equivalent in age to a two-week-old baby. In comparison, Earth, a middle ...

On Feb. 21, after some seven months in space, Varda Space Industries' W-1 capsule successfully returned to Earth, carrying with it a unique payload: the HIV/AIDS medication ritonavir. Varda Space ...

The babymaking lab will spend a week in low orbit where human conception will be put to the test in simulated gravity environments that mimic Earth, the moon and Mars.

Astronauts returning from space experience 'baby feet,' where their soles become hypersensitive due to microgravity. This is caused by the lack of weight-bearing exercises. Recovery involves ...

Starfish Space's Otter Pup 2 mission will launch atop a SpaceX rocket this June to perform the first-ever commercial satellite docking in low Earth orbit.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Butch Wilmore shall soon be returning to Earth after being stranded in space for ...

NASA has been tracking a house-sized asteroid in the vicinity of Earth that is hurtling through space at a zippy 42,300 miles per hour. Known as "2025 HM4," the asteroid's path brought it within a ...

Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption was so large its shockwave reached space, satellites orbiting Earth: report By . Alex Oliveira. Published April 27, 2025, 8:07 p.m. ET.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A massive cradle of baby stars has been observed in new detail by a European space telescope, adding to its celestial collection of images. The European Space Agency ...