Space & Physics

These meteor showers occur around the same time every year, with their peaks taking place over four days at the end of July

Duration, location, aviation: What makes the best possible view of a total solar eclipse?

SpaceX’s first attempt to launch the company’s Starship megarocket on the vehicle’s 13th flight test ended before it could properly begin, aborting just before liftoff

The planet LHS 1140 b lies in its star’s habitable zone, which already made it a prime candidate as a possible host for life

A controversial new ruling from the Federal Communications Commission leaves no one responsible for regulating light pollution and other ill effects from skyrocketing numbers of satellites

SpaceX is launching the latest version of its Starship megarocket for a test flight that—if all goes to plan—should look a lot like the last one

Beta Pictoris d is more than twice the size of Jupiter, but it is a baby compared to its humongous neighbors

Skygazers are in for a treat on August 12, as one of the most spectacular meteor showers coincides with a total solar eclipse

Solar eclipses are a rare and brief opportunity for scientists to gather data on everything from the physics of the sun to air pressure in the upper atmosphere

Scientists have long suspected that this star cluster was a hotspot for a certain kind of black hole. But for decades, they had been unable to spot any

Erythrulose—a sugar found in raspberries—is also prevalent in a giant molecular cloud close to our galaxy’s core, scientists have discovered

The inaugural launch and first-stage booster recovery of China’s Long March 10B rocket intensifies the nation’s spaceflight rivalry with the U.S.