In this thought experiment grounded in Einstein’s relativity, we unpack how a simple diagram changes our entire understanding of “now.” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth breaks silence over ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low Earth orbit. The growth in the population of ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! The seven previous "proliferated architecture" missions also launched from Vandenberg on SpaceX Falcon 9 ...

A constellation of satellites orbiting 250 miles above Earth’s surface shows how solar and wind have taken off in recent years: Here’s what renewable energy sites looked like eight years ago ...

on Tuesday after nine months at the International Space Station. Wilmore, Williams, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov were greeted by a pod of dolphins that ...

As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams get their land legs back on Earth, the effects of being stranded in space for nine months — and their recovery — will give scientists a ...

Two NASA astronauts have splashed down off the coast of Florida after spending more than nine months stuck in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams waved as they left their capsule - nearly an ...

NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — who gained international attention as their planned short stay in space stretched into a more than nine-month, politically fraught mission — are ...

Prohibitive launch costs and nascent satellite-positioning technology have historically hindered this sort of celestial drone show, but last April the Russian start-up Avant Space announced it had ...

Spending time in space and having an unrivalled view of planet Earth is an experience many of us dream of. However, the human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the ...

United States astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore went to space on board the Boeing Starliner Calypso on June 5, 2024. They were meant to spend eight days on the ...

She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017. NASA/X After a headline-making nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally made it back to Earth. On Tuesday ...