As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...

The discovery of the exoplanet, a super-Earth called Kepler-735c, is all down to something called transit timing variations, ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

Did you know the days on Earth are getting just a tiny bit longer every year? Imagine waking up one morning and realizing ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

Space startup LeoLabs operates seven radar sites — including this one in Western Australia — that monitor objects in low Earth orbit. (LeoLabs) The Space Force recently launched a survey of ...

It stands at around 160 feet (50 meters) tall and can launch up to 13,200 pounds (6,000 kilograms) of payloads into low-Earth orbit (LEO) — the region of space up to 1,200 miles (2,000 km) above ...

"Extant cyanobacteria utilize a circadian clock to predict the light-dark environmental cycle by the Earth's rotation in order to achieve efficient photosynthetic reactions. We wanted to know the ...

Then, the research team carried out precision in-orbit rotation and acceleration measurements based on the shearing interference fringes. By utilizing the fringes with an interference time of 75 ...

“Varda’s third successful reentry represents a new era in the commercialization of low Earth orbit,” said Dave McFarland, Varda’s Vice President of Hypersonic and Reentry Test. “The ...

Kosmos 482 reenters Earth's atmosphere after orbiting for 53 long years The final reentry site of Kosmos 482 remains officially unconfirmed The 1972 Venus lander failed at launch but survived five ...

An international research team has found a strong link between megadroughts and a subtle but powerful force – changes in Earth’s orbit. The study was focused on a warm period in Earth’s history called ...