Understanding chorus waves is vital, as they create fast-moving, highly energetic electrons (known as killer electrons) that ...

ASTRONOMERS have been rocked by the discovery of a new asteroid that could hit Earth in only seven years. Experts say there’s ...

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

Discover how long-term space missions impact astronauts' eye health, with over 70% experiencing vision changes due to ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...

After graduating from UVA in 2013 and completing her doctorate in planetary science from the University of Arizona in 2019, ...

"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

A small object, 2015 DJ155, roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty, is expected to pass by Earth on January 31, traveling ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have discovered an exoplanet dubbed HD 20794 d that could have the right conditions ...

Image of Shackleton Crater, a permanently shadowed region near the lunar south pole, shows slevation (left) and shaded relief ...

Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...