Zoom into NYC from space in this amazing Google Earth Studio visualization, featuring "West 66th" by pop rock artist Logan Spaleta. Credit: Google Earth Studio / edited by Space.com Pope Francis ...

above Earth's equator. Positioned slightly above GEO, it will target one of two U.S. Space Force Tetra-5 satellites due to be launched next year, and attempt to dock with the spacecraft.

These satellites were then brought back to Earth via the Space Shuttle. But Vanguard-1 is different. Decades of exposure to the harsh realities of space mean it will require the utmost care.

The nearly minute-long video shows lightning within thunderstorms at the surface of the Earth, while bright city lights can be seen dotting the landscape below.

U.S. Space Command says it's finalized options for ... launch of a warhead system that went into orbit before reentering Earth's atmosphere — have prompted calls for several years by the U.S ...

The problem of debris in Earth orbit is getting worse. According to the European Space Agency's (ESA) annual Space Environment Report, the amount of space debris is rising quickly. We're sending ...

New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's ...

NASA said Kim will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare the crew for future space missions and provide benefits to people on Earth. A native of Los ...

An asteroid that set off a global effort to determine if it would impact Earth in 2032 is no longer a threat to our planet. However, chances of a hit to the Moon are increasing. In March, the powerful ...

Space Miso Tastes Good, But Different From Earth-Made Researchers from the United States and Denmark have collaborated in studying a possible fermentation procedure in the International Space ...

Image generated by AI. A spoonful of miso, rich with umami and history, made its way around the International Space Station. There, 250 miles above Earth, the centuries-old traditional Japanese ...

The International Space Station is too clean—what does that tell us about how to co-exist with bugs on Earth? by Samuel J. White and Philippe B. Wilson, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public Domain ...