In the hunt for extraterrestrial life, we usually look for planets orbiting sun-like stars and icy moons. But there is another possible candidate—planets circling white dwarfs, the hot, dense remnants ...

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The gleaming moon hanging in our sky has been the subject of countless songs, poems, myths, and legends. But in reality, what would happen if the Earth suddenly lost the moon? Quite a few things, ...

To understand their activities in space on that first day, Ars spoke with each of the four crew members—Hansen, alongside Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Payload Specialist Christina ...

Spaceships are a staple of big-screen sci-fi, from recent superhero movies back to early 20th-century films. Here are some of the all-time most iconic.

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.

Human water management contributes to sinking land across the globe, and it may also be responsible for an unexpected rise ...

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Space news in 2025 is just wild. Every week, it feels like something new is happening—Mars rovers sending back weird photos, black holes doing things no one expected, and the Moon suddenly full of ...

Astronomy news today is packed with discoveries about the Sun, including tiny solar loops and hidden engines that drive solar explosions. NASA just confirmed its 6,000th exoplanet, and some of these ...

With the Rock back in theaters with 'The Smashing Machine,' THR takes a look at all 50 of his films to see how they stack up against one another.