Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more options. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

"The opportunity to expand access to microgravity research upon the world's first commercial space station is historic." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scientists unveil astonishing images of a black hole tearing apart a star. The record breaking blast produced gamma rays for days instead of minutes. Researchers say the outburst likely marks an ...

A blue Earth ascends over the barren surface of the moon, against the black void of space. This famous photograph, Earthrise, was taken on Christmas Eve of 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders.

Astronomers have observed enormous filaments of galaxies tied together with dark matter — the stuff scientists believe makes up 85 percent of the total mass of the universe — stretching across ...

News of the breakup of a leading science institution rippled through an annual gathering of Earth, ocean and space scientists. Many say American science is suffering under the Trump administration. By ...

Scientists have long been probing the universe to determine how elements came together to form planets and (at least in Earth’s case) gave rise to life. One disconnect was that the universe contained ...

The solar system contained millions of asteroids, but only a handful rewrote scientific assumptions. Objects like Apophis briefly ranked high on impact threat scales, while others such as Itokawa ...

Researchers recently mounted moss spores on the exterior of the International Space Station during the Tanpopo 4 mission for 283 days (roughly nine months). The goal was to figure out if Earth-based ...

Researchers discovered sugars essential for biology, including glucose, in the asteroid material for the first time. A strange, pliable substance nicknamed "space gum" was also found, which could have ...

Scientists watching the nearby Fomalhaut star system have directly seen two protoplanets smash together for the first time. Then, they saw it happen again. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Desmond Bane’s decision to launch a ball at OG Anunoby is going to cost him. The NBA fined Bane $35,000 on Monday, one day after he launched a ball at Anunoby during the Orlando Magic’s 106-100 loss ...