Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named 2024 ... would be enough to change the motion of a celestial object ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

I received a question from one of my younger readers, which showed a good understanding of weather fundamentals. He ...

The science behind Arctic highs, and why they bring frigid temperatures, is about where air originates and how the air levels ...

A number of satellites which will enable observations of SSS from space on the global scale ... This term refers to a cyclonic motion (in the form of a vortex) on the scale 10 to 200 km in diameter ...

In this video, we explore the chilling effects of the polar vortex and what it could mean for Earth in the next decade. Just like the Night King in Game of Thrones, a powerful icy force is lurking to ...

As that description notes, the WorldView Legion spacecraft are capable of resolving features as small as 12 inches (30 ...

At the same time we go into a touch milder southwest flow, the polar vortex will still be churning away over northeast Canada. I don’t expect a full onslaught of the polar vortex to shift south ...

Can we expect any other members of the vortex to pop up throughout the season? Absolutely. Olivia didn’t just leave behind her twin brother, she left behind her best friend. Sam returns a couple ...

Space isn’t lawless, but the agreements governing it don’t cover everything nations will have to grapple with as they develop ...