Astronomy

Bennu is a roughly 0.3-mile-wide (500 meters) asteroid that orbits in near-Earth space. Scientists suspect it’s a chunk of a

The Sun warms the Earth, making it habitable for people and animals. But that’s not all it does, and it

Giovanni Passalacqua, taken from Sicily, Italy The trails left by glowing balls of gas and chunks of molten rock complement

The U.S.-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA), which describes itself as a “space agency for everyone,” will fly citizens

In a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, astronomers propose looking for greenhouse gases in the atmospheres of exoplanets

Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) collaborated with Lego to 3D-print bricks made from space dust. The material —

Sturdy contender Explore Scientific Springdale, AR The EXOS2-GT PMC-Eight mount with WiFi and Bluetooth can handle up to 28 pounds

The best of the solar system and our galaxy’s deep-sky objects make a joint appearance in our sky this week,

On a crisp night last fall in the Arizona desert, I stood amid sand and scrub at the intersection of

The planets are spreading out this month. Mercury and Venus lie in the evening sky; after midnight the next set