Physicist and media darling argues partnership with NASA too prone to political whim The UK should hitch its cosmic wagon to the European space agency and contribute more cash to the intergovernmental body,

NASA considers SANS one of its ‘red risks’ for a Mars mission, owing to its potential severity and the number of astronauts that could be exposed. Other high-priority risks include radiation exposure, changes in mental health and difficulty maintaining adequate nutrition.

Scientists have discovered a 'planet killer' capable of ripping worlds to shreds. The dying star may have already torn a planet the size of Jupiter apart, according to new research. A study using data from NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) missions has investigated the cause of a 'puzzling X-ray signal' from a white dwarf – the dense,

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" of Earth impact.

NASA’s upcoming SPHEREx mission is on a quest to track down cosmic reservoirs of frozen water and life-essential molecules in deep space. Using a unique 3D spectral approach, it will scan molecular clouds where stars and planets are born,

Less than two months after asteroid 2024 YR4 shot to the top of the European Space Agency’s risk list of near-Earth objects, ESA now says it “no longer poses significant impact risk” and has downgraded the threat to a Level 0 from Level 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale .

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a potential risk to the Moon, with a 1.7% chance of collision despite Earth now being safe. If it impacts, it could form a lar

NASA has released breathtaking panoramic images of Mars, offering an unprecedented view of the planet’s diverse terrain. Captured by rovers and orbiters, the high-resolution images reveal rugged mountains, sweeping valleys, vast dunes, and evidence of ancient water flows on the Red Planet’s surface.

Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an unimaginable scale — a continuous sparkle bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected the magnetic field streamlines shown over this image of the Keyhole Nebula, part of the larger Carina Nebula, captued by the European Southern Observatory 3.6-metre telescope on La Silla.

Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full Moon. What backyard observers don't see is a swarm of nearly three dozen small satellite galaxies circling the Andromeda galaxy,