The effects of long-term stays in space can be negative on a number of biological systems, and this mission should help us to ...

A new space weather sensor is heading to the International Space Station to help scientists understand how the sun's outbursts alter Earth's upper atmosphere. The Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe will ...

The Parker Solar Probe, partly designed by students and researchers in Colorado, survived its closest encounter with our sun late last week, passing a mere 3.8 million miles from its surface. The ...

Physicists in Toronto observe quantum “negative time”: a pulse of light appears to leave before entering atoms.

NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news ...

Launching soon on one of the next cargo missions to the International Space Station is the Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe that will measure the “weather” in the upper atmosphere. The experiment is part ...

An uncrewed Cygnus supply ship will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) today, Saturday, November 20. Packed with trash and unneeded gear from the station, the craft is set to burn up ...

The device will analyze with unprecedented precision how the sun's outbursts change Earth's upper atmosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...