"We're trying to encounter an astronomical object that streaks through our solar system just once and we don’t want to miss ...

Movies set in outer space often bend the rules of physics slightly, but they can be more powerful and immersive if they stick ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Galaxy NGC 4945 in the constellation of Centaurus (main) and galactic winds flowing out from ...

A spacecraft traveling at one-tenth of the speed of light could shave the trip down to a quick 40 years. Future engineers could use nuclear power to achieve that, says Scott Bailey, an engineer at ...

Astrophysicists at the University of Colorado's JILA, National Institute of Science and Technology, have conducted an ...