National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Sunita Williams, upon returning to Earth after her 278-day ...

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing ...

Decades of constant X-ray emission from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf suggest debris from a Jupiter-sized planet steadily rains upon the star.

If you've never witnessed the awesome natural spectacle that is the Northern Lights ... grids on Earth and satellites in orbit, which can lead to internet disruptions. 'Harmful space weather ...

And if we do need to mount a defense against an incoming threat from space ... NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 meters), which is roughly the size at which an ...

Experts have unveiled the most detailed images yet of the universe’s infancy, capturing light that traveled for more than 13 billion years.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn that “city killer” space rock could approach our planet again ...

Hinks Elementary students listened to a special presentation about outer space from Rodney Bisher inside STARLAB, an ...

When the launch happens, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will deploy another batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit. Rockets launch from Kennedy Space Center and Cape ...

A 20-foot-wide replica of the moon arrives on Long Island on April 11. Activities for the "Moon as a Sacred Mirror" monthlong ...

An area of strong solar winds is heading toward Earth ... up late to see the northern lights. Michigan typically has cloudy skies, but not tonight. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center ...

A colossal asteroid, known as 2014 TN17, is set to make a chillingly close pass by Earth this week, marking the nearest approach in over 100 years. This massive space rock, measuring an estimated ...