Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...

New simulations reveal that around 1 million "macroscopic" objects from our closest stellar neighbors, the Alpha Centauri ...

The words of fisher poet Steve Schoonmaker, when put to the sounds of Jim Maloney’s music, create a sense of wonder about the ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect it.

Searching for life in alien oceans may be more difficult than scientists previously thought, even when we can sample these ...

The Bluffer was speaking to an 10-year old recently, one of those kids who are de shíor ag cur ceisteanna - forever asking questions.

Billionaire Elon Musk vowed Tuesday to bring home the two astronauts who have been stuck in space for about eight months “as soon as possible” – and blasted the Biden White House for not ...

The founder of SpaceX said President Trump had asked his company to return two astronauts aboard the space station to Earth “as soon as possible.” NASA said it would do that “as soon as ...

In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump reiterated the remark, saying “the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration.” ...

Since 2016, Microsoft Word users have had access to Smart Lookup, a nifty feature that lets you right-click on a word or phrase and bring up definitions, synonyms, and relevant links to sites like ...