Space exploration pushed the boundaries of human knowledge as it enriched human knowledge about the unknown that lay beyond. Every mission aimed to succeed at this was the result of years of ...

The International Space Station has captured a photo of what in known as "Earth's tallest lightning". This form of lighting, known as a gigantic jet, is a type of discharge that occurs between ...

This striking satellite image, taken from Google Maps in 2021 ... These trees are dark green, but in such a high concentration, they look much darker from low Earth orbit, according to the BBC. The ...

On Valentine's Day 1990, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft snapped what would become one of the most iconic images ever taken: a view of Earth from 3.7 billion miles (6 billion kilometers) away.

At the time the image was taken, the asteroid was around 37 million miles (59.5 million kilometers) from Earth and 130 million miles (209 million kilometers) from the sun. "I find 2024 YR4 to be ...