The outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded. Now, tech firms are racing to add more. There are already thousands of satellites hurdling around the Earth in low orbit - many of ...

Discover Earth’s first artificial satellite. Learn how it was launched, why it shocked the world, and how it triggered the ...

Scientists investigate psychological responses to long-term experiences of lack of natural light, spatial confinement, ...

The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private entities are ...

The activity of the solid Earth – for example, volcanoes in Java, earthquakes in Japan, etc – is well understood within the context of the ~50-year-old theory of plate tectonics. This theory posits ...

The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private entities are ...

The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private entities are ...

New research from Florida State University and Rice University is providing a better estimate of the amount of carbon in the Earth’s outer core, and the work suggests the core could be the ...

A bereaved young woman faces terrible choices in this dreamily uncertain blend of science fiction and moral philosophy. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...