Fresh images from orbit mark an important step in an ambitious mission that aims to give one of NASA's longest-running space observatories a new lease of life.

Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in ...

The launch, which could take place this summer, is just a beta test of the basic technology, but Reflect Orbital—which bills ...

Astronomers have detected a natural sugar found in raspberries in clouds of interstellar dust and gas near the center of the ...

Katalyst Space's Link spacecraft has sent its first in-orbit images while en route to save NASA's Swift Observatory, marking ...

The night sky may soon acquire a switch. A California startup plans to send an enormous, steerable mirror into orbit and use it to bounce sunlight onto selected patches of Earth after sunset. On July ...

Physics and astronomy students visited Great Basin Observatory to connect classroom research with hands-on experiences in ...

Bengaluru: Philanthropist Kachigere Krishnappa has donated to IISc to support student learning, space research and hands-on ...

A new study from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed that current plans to put more than 1.7 million ...

Maintaining reliable communication during space missions is critical. Future missions—especially crewed missions to Mars—are ...

An ESO study warns that satellite megaconstellations could compromise ground-based astronomy. Researchers propose a limit of ...

In 1993 Paul and Rosy Walker transformed a derelict World War II control tower into a fabulous family home. Now they are ...