An upcoming book from presenter and author Dallas Campbell collects both iconic and lesser-known images of space, from ...

Earth's orbit is getting crowded with junk. And that's becoming a major problem. Starting with Sputnik I in 1957, humanity has sent up nearly 17,000 satellites. Around 11,500 of them are still there, ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What is beyond outer space? – Siah, age 11, ...

Lower gravity. Higher radiation. No ER access. These are just a few of the challenges that humans face in outer space. Emily and Regina talk to a NASA astronaut (and astronaut scientist) about the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul M. Sutter talks about the science behind movies and TV shows set in space. What's Going On With the Knicks? Rookie Awards + ...

Morocco now produces more meteorite discoveries than anywhere on Earth, with some Martian and lunar fragments selling for millions of dollars. The government legalized meteorite exports in 2020, ...

On July 8, 1962, the United States detonated a 1.4-megaton nuclear weapon 400 kilometers above the Pacific Ocean. The Starfish Prime test created an artificial aurora visible from Hawaii, nearly 900 ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Some materials used in aerospace applications such as polymers can degrade and erode with prolonged exposure to atomic oxygen, ultraviolet radiation, and extreme temperature cycling in the outer space ...

(via PBS Space Time) Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? And that 100% of your DNA may come from outer space? No joke. The biochemistry that defined the coding system of your ...