NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

A rocky exoplanet in the LHS 1903 system defies planet formation models, hinting that gravitational upheaval reshaped the red ...

Extreme solar activity or even a software glitch could put us just days away from a satellite collision in low-Earth orbit.

But unlike Jupiter, Venus does have phases, going from not illuminated at all (when it is between the Earth and the Sun) to ...

Their observations of a faint, cool M-dwarf star called LHS 1903 revealed a system with a rocky world at its outer edge. LHS ...

Space is a toxic cocktail of radiation and weightlessness that is hostile to terrestrial biology. As missions stretch from ...

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic ...

NASA selects STRIVE and EDGE missions to advance Earth science research, improve atmospheric and ecosystem monitoring, and support environmental and safety planning.

The powerful Vulcan faces its biggest test yet as it prepares to launch on its second national security mission from Florida.

Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg has urged South Australians to dream big and embrace a space industry that has ...