The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.

The conical capsule landed with the assistance of a parachute and was quickly recovered. The spacecraft carried a ...

It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...

Dave Pelz, who has died aged 85, was a Nasa scientist who became one of the most successful coaches in the history of golf, ...

A coordinated approach to greenhouse gas reduction is needed to prevent long-term impacts on space sustainability. Currently more than 8,000 satellites are orbiting at altitudes of between 300 and ...

That is, except for micrometeorites and pieces of space debris, which spacecraft can dodge and, to some extent, be engineered to withstand. Outside of Earth’s protective atmosphere ...

Space Force said the tests while in a highly elliptical orbit demonstrated the aircraft's "robust maneuver capability." The technique involves using the drag caused by the Earth's atmosphere to ...

The findings, based on long-term atmospheric data, offer a fresh perspective on the behaviors of Mars' middle atmosphere, highlighting fundamental differences from Earth's. The study applied ...

After spending 434 days in space, the crewless Space Force craft ... "Aerobraking" involves using close passes by Earth's atmosphere to produce drag, ultimately allowing it to switch orbits ...

The human body evolved over millions of years to thrive in Earth's environment ... Hazards of space radiation and its impact on astronaut health On our planet, our atmosphere and magnetosphere ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been a ...