The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

In a new study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, astronomers report the discovery ...

Snipers are vanishing from modern battlefields—but the science behind their shots is wilder than ever. From Earth’s rotation messing with bullet paths to the medic who saved the sniper who shot him, ...

A lot of folks, human and otherwise, seem very interested in getting their hands on the newly crash-landed alien specimens. What could go wrong? By Sean T. Collins The “Alien” franchise explores two ...

The rotation-corrected integrated POD method holds significant promise for global navigation augmentation, autonomous LEO-based navigation systems, and real-time positioning services. Modern satellite ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Russia just sent a mini menagerie to orbit. The Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite launched atop a Soyuz ...

JWST observations of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1d reveal a lack of a substantial, Earth-like atmosphere, as indicated by a "flat" spectral signature lacking typical atmospheric molecule fingerprints (e.g., ...