Space

The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), in partnership with Italy’s National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), has announced a Media Press...

Listening to the “ringing” left behind after black holes collide could soon let scientists test Einstein’s General Relativity in some...

PASADENA—NASA’s Perseverance rover has found evidence that a thick, ancient rock sequence at the rim of Jezero Crater was assembled...

Teleworking—whether it’s working from home, a coworking hub, or other offsite “third places”—can cut carbon emissions by eliminating daily commutes....

Scientists have produced the most detailed picture yet of the planetary system around Barnard’s Star, the Sun’s closest neighbour after...

An asteroid-family breakup in the main belt may have triggered an inner-solar-system-wide “impact shower” roughly 800 million years ago, according...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a third exoplanet orbiting Beta Pictoris, a young nearby star that has become a...

Planetary scientists from Brown University have produced a new global-style picture of how thick the Moon’s regolith—its blanket of loose...

Since the dawn of the Space Age, the expense of sending mass into orbit has been a daunting barrier. In...

The spectacular jets of the microquasar SS 433 have long fascinated astronomers, offering a rare glimpse into the complex interplay...