3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (333+ words) "It made us think that there's a process obscuring shortening structures." Wrinkles on the surface of Mercury have revealed that the closest planet to the sun is shrinking faster than scientists thought. New research suggests that Mercury is shrinking between…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (688+ words) "China will not only grab the headlines but may be the first to find evidence of life on another planet." China is making progress on its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission, which aims to bring back to Earth roughly 500 grams…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (693+ words) "There was a sudden explosion as the satellites disintegrated." A team of researchers just chased a pair of reentering satellites in a private jet to learn about the pollution caused by space debris burning up in Earth's atmosphere. The international…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1256+ words) Observing Earth from orbit is an increasingly private affair. We are a planet-based species: With a few notable (astronaut) exceptions, everyone who has ever lived remained glued to our spinning Earth, which now houses 8.3 billion people. That's the gravity of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (494+ words) Liftoff is targeted for 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) today (Sept. 5). No rocket has ever reached orbit from European soil — but that could change today. The German company Isar Aerospace plans to launch its Spectrum rocket from Andøya Space Center in northern Norway…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (192+ words) Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (610+ words) The tiny planet hides big mysteries that scientists can't wait to tackle. Mercury, the tiniest and least-explored planet in the inner solar system, is hiding mysteries far larger than itself — and finally, scientists will soon be getting not one but…...