Reef scene off the coast of St. Croix, USVI In a first-of-its-kind study, Stanford researchers have measured how the abundance of ocean life has
Reef scene off the coast of St. Croix, USVI In a first-of-its-kind study, Stanford researchers have measured how the abundance of ocean life has
A set of memorabilia chronicling Sally Ride’s pioneering path to space just fetched a pretty penny at auction. In June 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to reach
Despite being known as the Red Planet, Mars shows off its swirling yellows, oranges and browns in a new satellite photo from the European Space Agency (ESA). The Earth-toned surface
Climate scientists in the United States are to be cut off from satellite data measuring the amount of sea ice — a sensitive barometer of climate change — as the
This is a Hubble image of the spiral galaxy M100. This spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices is about 56 million light-years away. It has a supermassive black hole at its
U.S. astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a “sprite” blazing to life above an intense thunderstorm — and she did this while orbiting
On October 7, 2014, Japan launched the Himawari 8 satellite, followed by Himawari 9 on November 2, 2016. While these satellites primarily serve to monitor Earth’s weather and phenomena such
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has canceled a competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman to build a new class of jam-resistant communications satellites, abandoning a traditional procurement approach in
View larger. | Artist’s illustration of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The Mars orbiter is using a new rolling maneuver – turning it essentially upside down – to help it
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS — ESA / Las Cumbres Observatory Astronomers from ESA’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre (NEOCC), part of the Agency’s Planetary Defence Office, made these observations of the newly




