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The best time to view the Taurid meteor shower is around midnight when the shower's radiant (the spot in the sky from which the meteors appear to emanate), the Taurus constellation, is high in the sky ...

In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has ...

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

Built by Boeing, the X37B space plane has performed a first-of-its kind aerobraking maneuver in the upper atmosphere.

Comet C/2023 P1, Nishimura visible from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Space.com Newsom calls special session to ...

They appear to have been formed by 10 or more related space rocks including the comet 2P/Encke. One hypothesis is that Comet ...

Originating from comet Encke, the meteors are expected to produce brighter and longer-lasting fireballs than other showers.

A meteor shower known for blazing fireballs is set to peak on Monday night into early Tuesday and could present a dazzling ...

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday, ...

It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

Discovered in 2023 by observatories in China and South Africa, the comet was named after both of these institutions. While early estimates suggested Tsuchinshan-ATLAS had an orbit of around 80,000 ...