With the ability to generate thousands of times the G-force of Earth and to handle as much as 1,900 tons of mass combined ...

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There's no telling what will gain traction on social media, but one conspiracy theory has gained enough traction for NASA to make a statement.

You might think galaxies can’t ever find each other in our runaway cosmos, but it turns out gravity can sometimes overcome ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Our solar system is mostly ...

Neutrino particles have extremely small masses, yet there are so many of them that they carve out the large-scale structure ...

NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is continuing their legacy.

For a real 'Moon city' — meaning sustained human presence, infrastructure, and self-supporting life systems — SpaceX has a ...

Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the universe—showing its influence on the formation of stars, galaxies and planets.

Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds tick, days pass and everything from planetary motion to human memory seems to unfold along a single, irreversible direction. We are born and ...

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee If you’ve seen illustrations or models of the solar system, maybe you noticed that all the planets orbit the Sun in ...