When science fiction explores that, the results are often some of the most terrifying stories ever told on screen. The 2000 ...

Each rocket launch sends valuable materials that cannot be recovered into outer space and emits large amounts of greenhouse ...

Sci-fi movies can bend the rules however they please, but they're often more compelling when they stick to the facts and present more accurate depictions of outer space. Many of the best space ...

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, ...

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 ...

Could humans even survive the extreme conditions at the top? Would the Earth's crust be able to support the weight of this massive structure? And how could we prevent it from falling over?

Astronauts could soon be able to move more freely in space thanks to robotic trousers developed by British scientists. Not only does the ground-breaking technology have out-of-this-world benefits, but ...

Trident Technical College astronomy professor Blake Crosby has a gift for translating complex science into fascinating conversation. He kindly agreed to answer imaginative questions about cosmic myste ...

Humanity's quest to explore—and, perhaps eventually, colonize—outer space has prompted a great many ideas about how precisely to go about it. While conventional wisdom suggests that space launch via ...

The 3rd annual STARward STEM Expo took place on Tuesday at Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville. The event hosted over 200 students representing teams from kindergarten through the 12th grade.

63rd Session of The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) of The Committee On The Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) 63rd session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) of the ...

An astronomy graduate student in England was scouring more than 100 pages of data per day from a radio telescope when she noticed a strange, repeating signal that she dubbed "LGM" — short for "little ...