The enormous visitor to our solar system may have been about 8 times the mass of Jupiter, and come nearly as close to the sun ...

Swooping through the atmosphere, Nasa's Parker Solar Probe was on a mission to discover more about the Sun, including how it affects space weather on Earth. This was a landmark moment for humanity ...

The object turned out to be space debris — junk left over from six decades of space exploration and a growing number of commercial launches, the Kenya Space Agency said Wednesday. It identified ...

Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead. By Michael Roston and Katrina Miller Our species called this latest 366-day journey around the sun “2024 ...

Every year, we get to experience not only the wonders of the sky, but also missions to space that expand our knowledge of our universe. This year, we were treated with a total solar eclipse ...

2024 has been another big year for space missions, with private space companies, space agencies, and even student groups continuing to break new ground. SpaceX achieved an epic Starship goal ...

India launched its first space docking mission on Monday, on an Indian-made rocket, in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat. The mission, called Space ...

In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa. SpaceX’s Starship achieved its first successful landing, a critical ...

India successfully launched twin satellites on the country's first-ever space docking test flight on Monday (Dec. 30), a mission that aims to demonstrate a key technology the country will need to ...