"I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about." ...

Since the dawn of the solar system, rocky visitors from deep space have blazed across Earth’s skies. When will the next asteroid or interstellar object make its pass by our planet?

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be ...

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could boost the aging probe’s impressive lifespan.

NASA is gearing up for a "Big Bang" activity that could extend the lives of the Voyagers' remaining instruments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

On a single day last November, two spacecraft millions of kilometers apart turned their ultraviolet eyes toward the same ...

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"This is an object from a part of the galaxy we've never seen up close before." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The recently ...

NASA engineers are turning off two instruments to ensure that the twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the limits of the solar system. To save energy for ...

Our sun is a loner. It lacks a stellar companion hurtling through interstellar space with it. But we've known for a long time ...

I have long puzzled over something in Andy Weir’s 2021 book Project Hail Mary: Why did two of the three fictional astronauts die during an interstellar trip? It might be because Weir put his travelers ...