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The spacecraft changed the binary systems orbit, confirming that a kinetic impactor can be an effective planetary defense technique for deflecting a near-Earth object.

Every time you flip a light switch, or check the time, or feel the sodium ions wiggling in your brain - dont think about that one too much-youre assuming something fundamental. Youre assuming the universe is a finished p...

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.

Every planet with a magnetic field has a radiation belt, a region of space where charged particles get trapped and flung around at extraordinary speeds. Earth has two of them, and they've been puzzling scientists for...

Follow these tips for cleaning the different parts of your camera lens, without risking damage.

Red Dwarf's scouse technician Dave Lister was the last human alive, a down-on-his-luck slobbish space-hero long before Peter Quill guarded the galaxy.

So, why is it that Orion is not always visible in the night sky, and certainly not in the same location month after month, while the Big Dipper always is?

An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a complex planetary nebula known as NGC 6302. The observations, detailed in a paper published Feb. 25 on the arXiv pre-pr...

Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.