No one can say with scientific confidence why we exist or what happens when we die. In fact, scientists have a tenuous grasp ...

Did you know nearly 17,500 satellites have been launched since 1957? Or what about the fact that more than 10% of those launches weren't registered internationally? While more and more orbital objects ...

We have all seen lightning strikes in Singapore before, but from 400km above in outer space?Electrifying views of lightning ...

The Omega Speedmaster is by far the watch most associated with outer space, and it remains the only watch authorized by NASA for use during extravehicular activity (AKA space walks). But dozens of ...

Contrary to its name, Voyager 2 was the first of the vehicles launched into space first in Aug. 20 1977 from Florida. Its twin probe, Voyager 1, launched two weeks later on Sept. 5. At more than 15 ...

Like all coronagraphs, it uses an occulting disk to block direct sunlight so scientists can study the sun's faint outer ... away in space, such as SOHO at the L1 Lagrange point, because the moon would ...

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...