Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to ...

Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its solar thermal propulsion system at operational temperatures inside a ...

ESA ran a full-scale solar storm drill to prepare for the next Carrington Event - an eruption powerful enough to disrupt life on Earth.

A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it’s feasible is another matter.

There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?

Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of ...

A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and ...

NASA measures radiation over Greenland to improve aviation safety and validate models that predict cosmic doses polar flight ...

A study led by Howard Chen looks to explain what NASA space telescopes are missing in the search for life beyond Earth.

"It shows that Makemake is not an inactive remnant of the outer solar system, but a dynamic body where methane ice is still evolving." Scientists have detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake ...

The three missions launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket the morning of September 24. NASA A SpaceX launch early Wednesday morning sent a trio of spacecraft toward a destination almost one million ...

WASHINGTON — Axiom Space has awarded a contract to Redwire to provide solar arrays for the first module of Axiom’s planned commercial space station. The companies announced Sept. 25 that Redwire will ...