China aims to set up a space programme operating thousands of flights a year and carrying tens of thousands of tons of cargo and passengers by 2045, state news agency Xinhua quoted an official as ...

Dark matter, mysterious invisible stuff that makes up most of the mass of galaxies including our own Milky Way, is confounding scientists again, with new observations of distant galaxies conflicting ...

From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research at UC Santa Cruz touch nearly every aspect of modern life.

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Comets SWAN and Lemmon will both swing by Earth and appear bright in the sky near the end of October. Here’s how to see them.

As part of World Space Week, which is highlighting the theme of living in space, we look at one scientist's dream of gigantic ...

Unistellar marks its 10th anniversary with a call to stargazers: observe 10 comets this autumn in partnership with the SETI ...

Astronomers have now confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets orbiting distant stars, marking a significant milestone in humanity’s quest to understand planetary systems beyond our own. According to Space.com, ...

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Dust devils on Mars have been known for years. Using them as a proxy for wind speed, however, is a clever twist. The new ...

Researchers aim to monitor 100,000 animals worldwide with GPS trackers, using data to understand climate change and help ...