Sharmila Kuthunur

2024 has been another challenging year for Earth's climate, marked by record temperatures, extreme weather events, and urgent warnings from scientists about the accelerating pace of global warming.

A NASA spacecraft has survived a historic close fly of the sun. The mission team received a beacon tone from the Parker Solar Probe, signaling it was still functioning after the record approach.

If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.

Tune into a live webinar on Dec. 19 as several cultural and scientific icons will answer questions about mysteries of the universe and space travel from an Antarctica-bound luxury expedition vessel.

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.

India continues to perfect hardware and recovery procedures for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program.

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will break its own records for speed and closest approach to the sun.

Two giant asteroids that struck Earth about 36 million years ago did not cause any long-lasting shifts to our planet's climate, according to new research.

China debuted its new launch vehicle Long March-12, delivering two experimental satellites into orbit and marking the inaugural flight from the country's first commercial spaceport.

Climate extremes seem to have exacerbated toxins in the elephants' water supply.

2022 WJ1 was only the sixth asteroid to be detected prior to striking Earth, and the smallest space rock ever seen.

Astronomers explain why the highly-anticipated "guest star" has not appeared in the night sky yet.

Astronomers have discovered a group of dwarf galaxies with distinct features that challenge predictions made by the prevailing cold dark matter (CDM) model.

New York-based Near Space Labs has launched a new fleet of balloon-borne zero-emission robots to keep a supersharp eye on Earth.

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.

"This is very different from anything I have seen before."

"We have been calling Uranus an ice giant, but we don't really know its nature."

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.

India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.

India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 to support crewed missions to the lunar surface.

Data from China's Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars' northern hemisphere.

A new study suggests galaxies in the early universe appear much larger and brighter than expected, precisely as predicted by modified Newtonian dynamics, or MOND.

CAS Space successfully launched 15 satellites into Earth orbit, including one for its first foreign client, the Sultanate of Oman.

Former President Donald J. Trump's return to the White House next January will likely bring big changes to NASA's Artemis program and a renewed sense of urgency to a crewed landing on the moon.

Fast radio bursts — powerful and poorly understood cosmic eruptions — tend to occur in massive galaxies that host long-dead stars known as magnetars, a new study suggests.