In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers discussed some first-of-its-kind features observed in ...

The presence of another planet in the solar system could explain the odd movements of some of the bodies in the Kuiper Belt.

Low Earth orbit (LEO) is on the verge of a major expansion in crewed operations, but the proliferation of space debris could ...

"We found that the momentum of the ensuing explosion is enough to eject the surrounding highly shocked rock material into space." ...

The Moon's surface is covered by impact craters, ranging from microscopic pits to massive basins over 1,000 kilometers across ...

There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...

Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.

Stargazers will have an opportunity to see an iconic meteor shower next week, but this one is a bit more unique than others.

Researchers named it 'Oumuamua, Hawaiian for "scout". 'Oumuamua was later confirmed to be the first object from another star ...

The Aquarids – sometimes spelled as "Aquariids" – first became active April 19 and are due to peak between May 5 and May 6.

Once the quirky underdog of our solar system, Pluto held planetary status until 2006, when it got a cosmic demotion that still stings space fans ... path of other debris. Pluto checks the first ...

Webb Telescope Captures Its First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a ...