NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025, will utilize an advanced infrared telescope to map the entire sky in ...

A scoop of dust from an ancient time capsule hurtling through space has forced a rethink of how inert matter became all that ...

"The climate of this planet is extreme and nothing like that of Earth. The planet's dayside is so hot that elements typically thought of as 'metal' are vaporized into the atmosphere." ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such ...

The objects were in the same region of the sky but were 13,000 light-years apart and not related to each other. The details ...

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

February kicks off what astronomers call “galaxy season” in the Northern Hemisphere. This time of year offers the best ...