The ancient stellar death took place when the universe was a mere 730 million years old. MAVEN has circled Mars for more than a decade, exploring the planet and relaying data from robots on the ...

This morning, as the sun climbed over a private spaceport in rural West Texas, a six-story-tall rocket lit its engines and lifted off, carrying a spacecraft with four people on board—the first ...

For years, TRISH has supported research projects and studies that aim to solve the challenges of human exploration in space. To understand how to solve those challenges, we first must know the risks ...

The sun's distance from Earth changes throughout the year but it has nothing to do with the seasons. The term "perihelion" describes the point in an astronomical body's orbit where it is nearest to ...

When is the winter solstice? The next winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2025, and the next Winter Solstice for the Southern Hemisphere will occur on June 21, 2025. The ...

NASA study shows how satellite 'light pollution' hinders space telescopes An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit has brought advances in telecommunications ...

Space physics is the study of the natural phenomenon that occur in our solar system. Specifically, the sun, the particles and radiation it creates and how these affect the planets. This includes the ...

Making Space with Hoda Kotb Join Hoda Kotb on a journey of self-discovery and resilience of the human spirit. In this podcast, Hoda hears from some of the people she admires most, and whose stories of ...