Astronomers have developed a computer simulation to explore, in unprecedented detail, magnetism and turbulence in the ...

The European Space Agency 's (ESA) Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecraft called the Occulter and the Coronagraph, ...

The sun has produced stunning auroras on Earth in recent years as solar activity has peaked—but expect more in coming years ...

ESA’s Proba-3 mission pulled off the first-ever artificial eclipse in space using fully automated spacecraft formation flying ...

The European space agency ESA announced it managed to perform the world's first spacecraft precision formation flying in orbit ...

After initial positioning by ground control, the satellite duo’s autonomous system of cameras, LEDs, and laser rangefinders ...

Why doesn’t our solar system have sub-Neptune exoplanets and what can they teach us about planetary formation and evolution?

Across the globe, monsoon rainfall switches on in spring and off in autumn. Until now, this seasonal pattern was primarily understood as an immediate response to changes in solar radiation. A new ...

Billions of years ago, in the frozen edges of the solar system, a violent impact shaped one of space’s oddest pairs. Instead ...

In a groundbreaking study published on April 30, 2025, in Popular Science, astronomers from the exoALMA project have captured ...

As Texas suddenly finds itself a leader in both solar deployment and manufacturing, debate in the Texas legislature and U.S.

most detailed images yet of young solar systems where planets are just beginning to take shape. Exquisite snapshots released ...