Space

Modelling the time-varying gravity field The gravitational potential for Mars, U(r, λ, ϕ), can be expressed as a sum over…

If you missed the spectacular solar eclipse earlier this month, you have a chance to catch another stunning…

Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in southern Europe, a near-total lunar eclipse is set…

Could the Northern Lights be visible this week as the U.S. prepares for a partial lunar eclipse? It’s…

NASA will provide coverage as two astronauts step outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to…

NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet — aerosols, sea levels, land cover,…

During the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse over Europe, scientists aimed to study a long-standing mystery: why the Sun’s outer…

Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to its parent…

At the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, researchers are testing the capsule heat shield for the Draco…

In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews FrontGrade CTO Lorne Graves. They discuss how processing power on spacecraft…

On Aug. 26, 1978, cosmonaut and pilot Sigmund Jähn became the first German to fly in space. Jähn…

SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 26), in a predawn liftoff…

How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27