Space technology on Earth has gone from futuristic to foundational in our everyday lives. From satellite innovations that enable global communication to space science applications improving ...

A spacecraft could plunge into Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Tuesday. While most of the probe will likely burn up during reentry, a few components are expected to survive.

New faculty member Anton Artemyev is bringing his award-winning research in space physics to The University of Texas at ...

The dazzling lights of the aurora are created when high-energy particles from space collide with Earth's atmosphere. While scientists have long understood this process, one big mystery remained: What ...

D. JAMES BAKER, Co-Chair, is the director of the Global Carbon Measurement Program of the William J. Clinton Foundation, where he currently focuses on the use of forestry programs to reduce carbon ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Two research teams at the University of Colorado Boulder are working on separate projects that could protect astronauts in ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured evidence of a 'mushy' super-Earth that has fundamentally broken the traditional ...

"He looked me straight in the eye and said, 'the space station is the experiment.'" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...