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The future of exoplanet science will focus on characterization.

Discover interesting facts about Mars, its moons, its atmosphere, and the possibilities of life.

Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private satellite company Planet Labs showed that a recent attack on a Russian military base in Crimea caused more damage than Russia had suggested in…

In the UK, heatwaves usually end in a few stormy days – and this summer is no exception

Forged at the dawn of the solar system, a fist-sized meteorite has ended its millions-mile journey, safe and secure, in the hands of Mountain View scientists.

Rick LaBrode has worked at NASA for 37 years, but he says the American quest to return to the Moon is by far the crowning moment of his career. LaBrode is the lead flight director for Artemis 1, set to take off later this month -- the first time a…

Earth undertakes the ringed planet every 378 days, passing directly between it and the sun

Europa may be one of the few accessible places where life could originate and persist in the Solar System other than Earth

People in Cornwall have been left unhappy after an £80,000 ceramic statue, which has been compared to the popular takeaway "pork-sword", and called for its removal