The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University of Amsterdam in a statement. This orbital period places it a little closer ...

Lightning can be used to probe Earth’s dynamic Van Allen radiation belts, directly connecting terrestrial weather and space ...

Later in the month, anyone with a clear, unobstructed view of the horizon may be able to see all five bright planets stretching across the sky. Two of these ... Breaking space news, the latest ...

The latest update for Sins of a Solar Empire 2 brings some icy variety to the galaxy, adds new ship artifacts, and tweaks the game's AI.

An HTC headset designed to work in microgravity is offsetting the physical and psychological challenges of humans living off-world.

Using in part the NEID spectrograph mounted on the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope at the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak ...

The launch window for the New Shepard flight, NS-29, opens at 9 a.m. MT/11 a.m. ET from Launch Site One outside of Van Horn, ...

American private space company Blue Origin managed to simulate the gravity of the Moon for about two minutes during New Shepard flight ...

So if you missed them at their peak last night, there is plenty of time to see the amazing planetary parade, though tonight they are only visible for around two hours ... Due to the forces of gravity ...

I cherish my fairly sharp memories of the 2016 launch version of No Man's Sky, inasmuch as the contrast renders the ...

Earlier this month, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of an unusual asteroid close to Earth. Turns out, it was a car.