But the photograph, captured from the International Space Station (ISS ... Pettit added: “Visible are circular star trails ...

Built by Boeing, the X37B space plane has performed a first-of-its kind aerobraking maneuver in the upper atmosphere.

An astronomer takes us on a tour of the universe to learn about the birth of stars and planets and how they get their spin.

Slamming the Aerobrakes The US military's top secret X-37B space plane, which has been orbiting the Earth since December 2023 ...

Neutron stars represent one of the final evolutionary stages of a massive star, forming when stars with at least eight times ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A single rotation of our planet takes 24 hours and constitutes a day.

Researchers think that microgravity could help grow liver "organoids" that could be used in medical research and even in ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

Four astronauts were hospitalized after returning to Earth from an eight-month mission to the International Space Station, ...

The International Space Station will provide a permanent facility in orbit for continuing technical and scientific work. It will be operated by rotating crews from Earth, including personnel who ...

The project will also advance space mining technologies ... in what form it would return to Earth. The proposed launch system ...

As well as rotating, the Earth has a tilt in its axis ... Wherever she is, in space, on Earth, or even on Jupiter, she's still made of the same amount of stuff. But on Jupiter, she would feel ...