A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA and co-led by UC Merced civil and environmental ...

An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA and co-led by UB has demonstrated that Earth’s biodiversity can be monitored and measured from space, leading to a better understanding of ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids. NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth asteroids ...

A photographer on Earth has captured an incredible telescope image of NASA astronaut Suni Williams outside of the International Space Station, as it passed by roughly 250 miles overhead.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

He posted the picture on social media with the caption, "Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building from space." Pettit has often shared some mesmerizing images of the earth from space ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's latest image has all the things: jets, a swooshy tail, a hidden secret and tiny stellar dust grains. Webb's February Picture of the Month showcases the powerful ...

The video has been shot from the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle. Indian astronomer Dorje Angchuk has captured a breathtaking time-lapse video that showcases the Earth's rotation against ...

Material from space falls on Earth every day. Over the course of a year, about 5,200 tons (10,000 grand pianos) worth of space dust lands on the planet. But it’s imperceptible because of its size.

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