While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

NASA has selected Carlsbad-based Viasat as one of four satellite communications firms to support its future missions in space and its research on Earth. The Carlsbad technology firm will employ its ...

Inside a giant sphere, the engineers pored over their equipment. Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed in colourful wires – a box that they hope will one day make oxygen on the moon.

The exoplanet Enaiposha, or GJ 1214 b, is a hazy world orbiting a red dwarf star about 47 light-years from Earth. Previously likened to a mini-Neptune, in-depth observations obtained using JWST now ...

Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released Tuesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics astronomers who have been studying ...

Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term habitability.

Montana Tech researchers have a new scientific article out, detailing how samples taken from hot springs at Yellowstone National Park may offer insight into how ...

Emily Simpson, a passionate space enthusiast and recent Florida Tech graduate, has published groundbreaking research that imagines an alternate version of our solar system. Instead of the asteroid ...

Urban geographer Stephanie Wakefield’s “Miami in the Anthropocene” calls for a new critical urban theory for our time.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission to the moon has captured stunning video of the Earth eclipsing the sun, as seen from space.

Supporters of the bill, including White Earth tribal leadership and some non-Native residents, view the land transfer as a ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...