Astronauts aboard the space station have a unique view of Earth, and a time-lapse by NASA's Jonny Kim shows off its beauty.

A highly reflective lightsail pushed by light energy in the same way sailboats are pushed by the wind could travel as fast as ...

A stunning video of the northern lights as seen from space was shared by NASA astronaut Anne McClain at the International Space Station. The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, were ...

A new member of the solar system has been detected ... of miles beyond Neptune gravitationally shepherding some TNOs. NASA/JPL-Caltech / Sihao Cheng et al “The presence of this single object ...

It’s possible that this object was first ejected to the Oort cloud, the most distant region in our solar system, which is home to many comets, and then sent back,” Cheng adds. The size of 2017 ...

the consequence may be a devastating geomagnetic storm powerful enough to disrupt the GPS system, power grid, and military communications. NASA operates several satellites, including the Solar ...

Lovejoy likely hails from the Oort cloud, a distant shell of icy objects thought to surround the solar system. It’s one ... that represents the orbit of a NASA spacecraft with a mouthful of ...

NASA has issued a concerning warning about an incoming solar storm that could significantly ... star makes rare red carpet appearance for first movie in nearly 15 years As China restricts rare ...

A solar flare is a burst of radiation on the sun, according to NASA. They are the most powerful explosions in the solar system, with the biggest ones having as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs.

They are the most powerful explosions in our solar system, according to NASA. The biggest solar flares are labeled as X-class flares. One of the most well-known impacts that solar flares have on ...

Lucas Brefka receives funding from a NASA Exoplanet Research Program grant ... Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away?

Astronomers have warned of solar storms and other extreme space weather over the coming days and weeks, as an active part of the Sun rotates into view. The activity is expected to cause auroras ...