A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

A 2010 astronaut photo shows off the astonishing scale of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, which stretches over 340 miles (550 ...

Israeli startup targets the economics of high-resolution Earth observation Israeli startup targets economics of high-resolution Earth observation ...

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded, and scientists are warning that space may soon become too risky to manage safely. A new study published in Acta Astronautica takes on a question that could define the ...

Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a ...

NASA has released a breathtaking timelapse of glowing green auroras filmed from the International Space Station, revealing how solar particles transform Earth’s skies into a sweeping cosmic light show ...

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to design Earth-observation satellite missions that could help protect the space environment while continuing to deliver vital data ...

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

Imagine a rock the size of a football stadium hurtling through space at thousands of miles per hour, heading straight for a major city, and we have no way to stop it. NASA has just issued a sobering ...

Simulations and satellite data reveal that Earth's magnetic field is more complex than scientists had thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...