The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

Elon Musk aims to colonize Mars despite challenges such as its extreme climate, thin atmosphere, and lack of liquid water.

World-renowned Greek astrophysicist Stamatios Krimigis says that a human settlement on Mars is a distant dream.

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Dramatic theories have been proposed to explain the mysterious interiors of Uranus and Neptune, the ice giants of our solar ...

SpaceX chief Elon Musk is fixated on sending manned missions to Mars and he wants the humanity to colonise the red planet in ...

Mars' thin atmosphere, and a lack of protection by magnetic fields, exposes the planet to direct cosmic and solar radiation. It means more cancer risks for human beings, among other radiation ...

Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.

Earth’s magnetosphere - the region of space dominated by the planetary magnetic field - provides some protection for ...

The red planet, Mars, has long captured the imagination of scientists, dreamers, and space enthusiasts alike. With its stark ...

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...