From the deck of a ship or the window of a plane, it feels obvious that “down” points toward Earth and “up” points toward the ...

For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...

In the early 1990s, eight people agreed to vanish from the world and live for two years inside a sealed glass habitat in the ...

Around the world, international borders are hardening. Nations are competing for resources, technology and even orbits. But in Vienna this June, a different vision took center stage. One where space ...

Space technology on Earth has gone from futuristic to foundational in our everyday lives. From satellite innovations that enable global communication to space science applications improving ...

"Being able to send something out there would enable us to take a lot more precise data than we currently can." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Asteroid 2025 QV5, which was first spotted in late August, will make a close approach to Earth on Wednesday (Sept. 3). It will not get this near to us again until Sept. 4, 2125. When you purchase ...

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research. The newly ...

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