University of Birmingham experts have created open-source computer software that helps scientists understand how fast-moving ...

A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Christina Koch made history this week, becoming the first woman to travel around the moon. The NASA astronaut’s lunar flyby ...

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—poses a risk to humans when it falls to the ground. To locate possible crash sites, a Johns Hopkins University ...

Artemis II’s journey around the moon, scheduled to conclude on Friday, has delivered stunning new images of our home world ...

NASA’s Expedition 74 has just unlocked a treasure trove of cutting-edge research tools aboard the Cygnus XL spacecraft. This ...