Grab your telescope and aim it at Saturn in the early morning hours of Aug. 19 to see Titan’s colossal shadow sweep across the majestic gas giant’s cloud tops. TOP
Grab your telescope and aim it at Saturn in the early morning hours of Aug. 19 to see Titan’s colossal shadow sweep across the majestic gas giant’s cloud tops. TOP
Self-lofting devices propelled by sunlight have been tested for the first time in near-vacuum conditions akin to those in Earth’s upper atmosphere, paving the way for a revolution in atmospheric
Supercomputer simulations are helping scientists sharpen their understanding of the environment beyond a black hole’s “shadow,” material just outside its event horizon.
Our Moon is a seismically active world and its long history of quakes could affect the safety of permanent base structures there. That’s one conclusion from a study of quakes
What if the universe began with a fireworks show? A new theory suggests that supermassive black holes, the mysterious giants found at the heart of galaxies, were born from the
Space is getting dangerously crowded. More than 50,000 pieces of debris larger than 10 centimetres are currently hurtling around Earth at breakneck speeds, turning Earth orbits into veritable minefields. Dead
Climate change isn’t just transforming weather on Earth’s surface, it’s also fundamentally altering how space weather affects the thousands of satellites orbiting our planet. New research reveals that rising carbon
We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon formation is another process entirely, and one we’re not as familiar with. Scientists think they understand how the
Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced Friday that its Starship megarocket is scheduled to blast off on a new test flight next weekend after recent attempts have ended in fiery explosions.
PARK CITY, Utah — SpaceX will perform its next Starship/Super Heavy test flight Aug. 24 after completing an investigation into the failure of the previous mission and getting approval from