The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...

NASA's new space weather missions aim to shield Earth from solar storms, preventing blackouts and safeguarding satellites, ...

According to China's space agency, the government is preparing to test a direct method of planetary defense by sending a ...

Could life exist beyond Earth? This documentary investigates the solar system’s most promising candidates for alien life, from the frozen oceans of Europa to the red deserts of Mars.

On Dec. 17, 2018, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced that 2018 VG18, nicknamed ‘Farout’, ...

The U.S. planetary science community is sounding the alarm about plans to discard a nuclear technology that has powered dozens of NASA missions over the past 50 years But RPS is expensive, costing ...

In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought something rare back to Earth: samples from Bennu, an asteroid about 1,600 feet across. The mission took seven years and returned with pieces of rock older ...

For astrobiologists, the search for life beyond our solar system could be likened to where one would look in a vast desert—essentially, where there's water. And it turns out that one of the most ...

For centuries, humans have gazed into the night sky, wondering what lies beyond the planets we know. Each new discovery in the Solar System reshapes our sense of place in the cosmos. Now, astronomers ...

Scientists have at last seen how the Sun snaps and explodes, thanks to NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. The mission confirmed a 70-year-old theory about the magnetic forces behind solar storms. Credit: ...

Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023.