Moons orbiting starless “rogue” planets could stay warm enough to host liquid water for billions of years, a new study suggests, potentially creating long-lived habitats for life in the depths

The local universe may be expanding more slowly than previously thought, scientists have found. The discovery, made in two separate pieces of research, could relieve one of the most troubling

100 years ago, a liquid-fueled rocket flew into the sky for the very first time. The unlikely contraption was designed by Clark University physics professor Robbert Goddard, and launched from

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to investigate a new type of planet. This molten lava world beyond the solar system likely smells like rotten eggs, and

The end of any grand adventure is always bittersweet, as it was for the intrepid cadets of “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” by completing their first stage of training aboard the

It’s been a century since a two-second rocket flight in Massachusetts kicked off the liquid-rocket-fuel revolution. Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945), who directed the flight, is widely considered to be one

Blue Origin is teaming up with NASA to thwart asteroids that may be on collision courses with Earth. Jeff Bezos’ company has partnered with researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Almost seven years after starting to build out its broadband constellation in low Earth orbit, SpaceX now has more than 10,000 active Starlink satellites circling the planet. The company launched

Residents in the midwestern U.S. reported hearing a powerful sonic boom that has since been attributed to a potential daytime meteor, whose dramatic demise may have been witnessed by a

Satellite imagery of a wall of dust stretching across West Texas being pushed by a cold front on March 16, 2025. (Image credit: NOAA/CIRA) Incredible satellite imagery shows a wall