Space & Physics

The sun rode a massive galactic migration wave to the Milky Way’s suburbs

Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so

A new study explains how some supernovae are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case

Van Allen Probe A, which studied how our planet has been protected from harmful space radiation, could fall to Earth tonight. Here’s what to know

An obscure lunar region called Rimae Bode is emerging as a high-priority landing site for China’s first crewed moon mission

A large, bright meteor fell over Europe on Sunday, with some observers saying they could hear the rock’s explosive descent from the ground

The science of the zodiac is more intriguing than astrology would have you think

Smashing a spacecraft into a binary asteroid system has managed to alter its path around the sun, a new analysis reveals

U.S. lawmakers are moving to delay the International Space Station’s retirement, giving more time for commercial replacements to be built

Satellites are wonders of modern technology that have improved all of our lives. But having more than a million of them in orbit could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet

Earthlings aren’t the only ones safe from a city-wrecking-sized asteroid. Future lunar inhabitants won’t have to worry about a strike in 2032 either

New insights into a tiny, tough microbe have huge implications for the search for life beyond Earth