Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Thanks to Earth’s atmosphere and its protective magnetic field, human beings in developed nations such as the United States are exposed to 0.31 rem (3.1 mSv) of background radiation, with ...

Latest updates related to development of MBR Explorer in focus The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA)'s critical design phase review was done by a group of Emirati and international experts.

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) between February 24 and 26, 2025. This achievement was ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

The asteroid Bennu is puzzling scientists, with samples from the space rock showing weirder properties than they expected. These include extremely high nitrogen levels and improbably magnetic ...

A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.