The youngest and most metal-rich stars, such as the Sun, are called Population I. Older stars with fewer metals are Population II. The oldest stars, the very first stars to appear in the Universe, are ...

"We're focused on geosynchronous Earth orbit, where the most valuable real estate in space," said Bernie Kelm.

Astronomers have uncovered a jaw-dropping phenomenon on the distant gas giant WASP-127b: supersonic winds moving at an ...

Record heat and rain turned thousands of Greenland lakes brown in 2022 as they hit a tipping point and began emitting carbon ...

The fastest planetary winds ever found are tearing across a distant gas giant.

A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander ...

Last year, the team made headlines when it published a paper describing how metal lumps at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ...

The original Soviet-era missiles performed poorly in accuracy tests, but Iraqi modifications made them far worse.

“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread ...

The record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the ...

This incident adds to the long list of close calls for the Long March 3B, a Chinese launch vehicle that has faced scrutiny ...

A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents, not seven. Using advanced geological ...