As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.

One significant area of research involves using debris disks to infer the presence of planets in planetary systems. A study analyzed 178 debris-disc systems and found that many of these disks ...

Dr. Franck Marchis, a senior planetary astronomer and director of Citizen Science at the SETI Institute, and Dr. Lauren Sgro, ...

The FAA says it has grounded the Starship vehicle pending a mishap investigation, and it’s working with SpaceX to assess reports of property damage in Turks and Caicos.

PT5 traced to lunar highlands; Apollo 14 rocks match Research reveals natural origin; trajectory rules out space debris ...

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.

Stargazers who have heard of an amazing planetary alignment coming later in January may be in for a letdown if they look up at the night sky expecting to be dazzled. Yes, six planets will be ...

Scientists have previously found old stars surrounded by disks of debris, which probably comprise ... of gas that surrounds them are known as planetary nebulae. In one of them, called WeSb 1 ...

In this scenario, two bodies collide, stretch like fluid, and eventually merge or eject debris that forms a moon ... that redefines our understanding of planetary formation.