Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages. The lack of atmosphere means there is no aerodynamic drag.

On a single day last November, two spacecraft millions of kilometers apart turned their ultraviolet eyes toward the same ...

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Since the dawn of the solar system, rocky visitors from deep space have blazed across Earth’s skies. When will the next asteroid or interstellar object make its pass by our planet?

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could boost the aging probe’s impressive lifespan.

NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft are still flying in interstellar space. But their power is dwindling, and it's unclear how much longer they can last.

Voyager 1 launched on 5 September 1977. Nearly forty-nine years later it is still operating, about 25 billion kilometres from ...

NASA has confirmed that after a pause in communications with Voyager 1 in late October, the spacecraft has regained its voice and resumed regular operations. Voyager unexpectedly turned off its ...

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In November 2025, two spacecraft on opposite sides of an interstellar comet did something no observatory on or near Earth ...

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be ...