From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar ...

A supermoon happens when the moon’s orbit is closest to Earth, known as perigee, and at the same time the moon is full. The ...

NASA's Europa Clipper launches toward Jupiter's moon, Europa, on a mission to explore its icy surface and potential for life.

A new analysis of a peculiar metallic cloud surrounding the exoplanet WASP-49 b provides further evidence that it may have ...

A supermoon and its proximity to Earth plays an even bigger role on our tide cycles than a traditional full moon.

Meteorites - rocks that fall to Earth from space - have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today ...

Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago. Brown ...

Space Race 2.0 Mankind's first exploration of space occurred during the Cold War and the great power struggle between the USA ...

A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.

NASA’s newest mission is taking an orbiter to study one of Jupiter’s moons for signs of life, and a contractor from the QCA ...

Solar maximum has officially been reached, scientists have confirmed, with research suggesting severe solar storms unleashed ...

In recent decades, we've learned huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of ...