Space

The next crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX Crew-6 mission with four astronauts, will help NASA prepare for crewed lunar missions, among other objectives. NASA is preparing for its next major moon mission…

China's high-altitude balloon over the US is the latest gray-zone attempt to weaken its competitors' sovereignty and boost Beijing's combat edge. The United States should learn from China's strategy and match it. China has dominated the…

NASA has found the next best thing as we continue our hunt for extraterrestrial life on Mars: a bear-face-shaped rock formation. The rocky surface of the Red Planet is covered in craters, canyons, and volcanoes, which together create a…

A new study suggests that massive fireballs from the outer reaches of the solar system transported the building components of life to Earth 4.6 billion years ago. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Imperial College London…

In Antarctica, scientists have discovered a meteorite containing some of the solar system's earliest material, a space rock for the ages, according to their findings. Maria Valdes, a researcher at the Chicago Field Museum, told the…

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet whose orbit is degrading as it orbits an old star. The unfortunate planet, discovered by the Kepler space telescope, is on a collision course with its expanding star, which will finally destroy…

On Thursday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into space with the biggest payload ever. At 4:22 a.m., it will launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. According to comments made during the mission's broadcast, the Falcon 9…

Earth's inner core may be slowing its rotation and preparing to change spin directions compared to the rest of the planet. This appears to be part of a 60-year cycle in which the core periodically accelerates up and calms down. Earth's…