A new observing technique has allowed scientists to identify carbon dioxide in the atmospheres of distant giant planets from Earth’s surface, offering a powerful alternative to space telescopes. More than 5,000 planets have now been confirmed beyond...

NASA and SpaceX merge lunar mission Artemis III with cutting‑edge satellite communications to boost moon exploration capabilities. NASA announced that SpaceX’s Starlink constellation will serve as the data‑relay backbone for the upcoming Artemis III...

A massive asteroid will safely glide past Earth in 2029, offering scientists a unique opportunity to closely study a near‑Earth object. A near‑Earth asteroid dubbed Apophis will glide past our planet in April 2029, offering the first chance for...

Scientists unveil a bold strategy to dampen solar storms before they hit Earth, aiming to protect our technology and power grids. A recent paper highlighted by Advancing Earth and Space Sciences (AGU) proposes a proactive approach to solar‑storm...

construction of space-based observatories, laboratories, and refueling stations that would enable exploration beyond Earth’s orbit. Some experts believe that L4 and L5 could host habitats or colonies in the future, given their relative stability and...

aboard NASA’s Artemis I mission has challenged long-standing assumptions regarding the radiation environment beyond Earth’s orbit. By analyzing the transit of energetic particles through anatomical mannequins, researchers have discovered that while the...

A Chinese satellite breakup has created a persistent debris field in a rare orbit, where hazardous fragments could linger for centuries to come. Orbital Hazard: Chinese Satellite Disintegrates Into Debris Cloud A Chinese reconnaissance satellite has...

spacecraft to mitigate technical risks before human crews venture toward the lunar surface. High-Stakes Testing in Earth’s Orbit The revised Artemis III profile marks a strategic pivot in how NASA validates its infrastructure for deep-space travel. By...

A record-breaking gamma-ray burst from 2 billion light-years away has left a rare, measurable electrical signature in Earth’s upper atmosphere. A staggering burst of radiation from an exploding star, located nearly 2 billion light-years away, has...

Scientists discover an old asteroid trajectory that offers a faster route to Mars, but it demands a massive boost in propulsion power. A crewed mission could lift off from Earth on 20 April 2031, coast to Mars in 56 days, spend five weeks exploring the...

Japan aims to encircle the Moon’s equator with a massive solar power belt, a bold sci‑fi‑style plan to harvest lunar energy. A proposed lunar solar array would encircle the Moon’s equator for roughly 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles), expanding in...

NASA astronauts are 3D printing blood vessels and studying cancer cells in space to see how microgravity could revolutionize medical treatments on Earth. The International Space Station (ISS) is currently serving as a unique orbital laboratory for...

NASA’s long-planned effort to return pristine samples from Mars has been effectively canceled after steep budget cuts, leaving decades of scientific ambition and cached Martian rocks in an uncertain limbo. For planetary scientists, the promise was...

Four astronauts returned to Earth weeks early after a health issue aboard the International Space Station, triggering the first medical evacuation in the outpost’s 25-year history. Human spaceflight is built on schedules measured years in advance....

Scientists discover nearby exoplanet with unique features that set it apart, sparking excitement for further study. A new rocky super‑Earth, designated Gliese 3378b, has been confirmed orbiting a nearby red dwarf only 25 light‑years from Earth. The...

New simulations reveal the Moon may have formed almost intact within mere hours of a massive collision between Earth and the protoplanet Theia. For decades, the dominant theory of lunar formation has painted a picture of a gradual, messy process: a...

After 22 years of tracking the universe’s most extreme events, NASA’s aging spacecraft faces a final, heartbreaking decision as its mission nears an end. After more than two decades of mapping the high-energy universe, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift...

NASA’s DART spacecraft famously shifted the orbit of an asteroid moon in 2022. New research shows the impact also nudged the entire asteroid system around the Sun, marking the first confirmed human-caused change to a celestial body’s heliocentric...

New space elevator concepts could make a lunar connection possible sooner than expected by rethinking the physics of materials required for construction. Breaking free from Earth’s gravity remains one of the most resource-intensive challenges in space...

A German rocket has successfully reached orbit from Norway, marking a major milestone for Europe’s growing private space launch industry. In a historic first for the continent’s commercial space sector, a rocket launched from Western European soil has...