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Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests. The study found that, while

Two annual meteor streams are now active that have the potential to spawn dramatic fireballs in the weeks leading up to their November peaks. As their names suggest, meteors from

When it comes to saving Earth from a potential doomsday rock, knowing where to hit it and how it spins could make all the difference. Two new studies presented last

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 just wrapped up, but we won’t have long to wait for more Enterprise adventures as Paramount just dropped the first full “Strange New

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Buried deep in Greenland’s ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since

After a century of observations spanning the breadth of the cosmos and theoretical insights that push humanity’s vision of the universe to its utmost limits, we can finally, confidently say

A “dark object” detected as an anomalous notch in the arc of a gravitationally warped section of space, could be the smallest clump of pure dark matter yet found. If

Astronomers have long called Uranus and Neptune the “ice giants” because models suggested that these outer planets’ interiors are largely made of mixtures of water, ammonia and other ices —

Get ready stargazers! The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week overnight on Oct. 20-21, bringing with it a flurry of spectacular ‘shooting stars’ to brighten a blissfully dark moonless sky.