Space & Physics

A curious celestial phenomenon known as the analemma is a reflection of Earth’s orbit and tilted axis

Surveys show that how nuclear strike options are presented strongly influences the decision a president may make

Scientists are rallying to reverse ruinous proposed cuts to both NASA and the National Science Foundation

NASA has quietly taken steps to prepare for a death in space. We need to ask how nations will deal with this inevitability now, as more people start traveling off the planet

Even how matter exists in the first place is a mystery to physicists

Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site turned company town in South Texas, faces local opposition from residents outside the city limits

Telescopes in space give us a view we literally cannot get from the ground

Since 1966 NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has been at the forefront of Earth and planetary science from its location in upper Manhattan. Now a Trump administration directive is ejecting its scientists to parts unknown

A celestial object some 15,000 light-years away is emitting bright flashes of radio and X-rays that scientists are struggling to explain

The largest, most powerful launch vehicle ever built is meant to be a key part of SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars—and NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon, too

A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets the funding it needs

Some stars streaking through the Milky Way at millions of kilometers per hour probably trace back to a supermassive black hole in a neighboring galaxy