Gauging the mass of a black hole is tricky, but astronomers have devised multiple methods to measure the heft of these ...

Astronomers once struggled to measure the true size of the universe. Then came the discovery of Type Ia supernovae — ...

At the edge of the heliosphere, the solar wind runs up against the interstellar medium, the gas, dust, and radiation in the ...

NASA’s IMAP mission will explore the heliosphere and study how it shields Earth from cosmic radiation and space weather.

Every single day, space technology impacts our lives. But a new report reveals gaps between what Australians think and what ...

Riding alongside IMAP, NOAA's SWFO-L1 will serve as a dedicated solar alert system, monitoring space weather and energetic particles in real time. Its data will feed directly into NOAA's forecasting ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earth-like planets are common—if it can get off the ground ...

In December 2024, Buddhist monks from Japan attempted unsuccessfully to send a small temple on board a satellite into orbit. The rocket did make it more than 110km from Earth, making it the first time ...

An image taken by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU HOUSTON—The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has joined its Senate counterpart in approving a budget measure that ...

A coalition of scientists and historians are floating a long-shot plan to retrieve orbiting relics—raising questions about what is space junk or space treasure. Orbital space is full of retro ...

From the USPS to social security payments to TSA and airport travel, here's what the shutdown could mean for you.

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe. This year's budget expires at the end of ...