In 2032, a rare astronomical event may unfold, as asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with the Moon, resulting in a once-in-5,000 ...

To detect the gravitational wave background, astronomers studied fast-spinning stars called millisecond pulsars, which are dead stars that spin up to 700 times per second with astonishing ...

The "Blue Marble" is an image of Earth taken on December 7, 1972 as the Apollo 17 crew made its way to the moon. It's a detailed image of our planet, against the inky black void of space. Africa ...

Osteoporosis Treatments: How Space Is Strengthening Bones On Earth. In the harsh environment of space, astronauts experience accelerated bone loss, losing bone mass up to 10 times faster than ...

Image of the Earth taken by Himawari 8 at 18:00 (UTC) on August 11, 2018. The zoom-in images show Venus captured in the ...

To simulate menstrual fluid, the team used glycerol, a thick liquid similar in consistency to blood. In both pre-flight and ...

This easy Earth Moon Sun paper craft is perfect for some out of this world fun when learning about space. Here's how to make ...

' Space Selfie ' has been released, which allows you to take selfies on a satellite display with the Earth floating in space in the background. Space Selfie is provided by Mark Rober , a former ...

The Himawari field of view is slightly larger than Earth, capturing the surrounding space as well. And sometimes, Venus shows up in the background behind Earth by coincidence.

A NASA astronaut captured a fascinating weather phenomenon that still has scientists scratching their heads. Nichole Ayers is ...

The United States Space Force has unexpectedly published a photo its top-secret X-37B space plane took while orbiting the Earth last year. The image, which the military arm shared on X-formerly ...

Ryugu is a 0.55 mile-long rock traveling around the sun in an orbit similar to Earth’s. It is a so-called C-type asteroid, a species of space rubble that is heavy in carbon and represents about ...