Van Allen radiation hinders and complicates spaceflight, magnetic instruments, and more.

Recent NASA budget uncertainties could make one space agency endeavor up for grabs — defending Earth from incoming space rocks. That effort, undertaken by NASA for many years, could be given to the ...

For weeks, Elena Adams has been leading her team at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, through ...

The Bezos Earth Fund has announced just over US$37 million in grants to support marine protection efforts across 12 countries ...

An automated data-sharing system co-developed by SpaceX and American radio astronomers promises to protect radio telescopes ...

Horseshoe crabs hold the world record for surviving the longest without any significant changes to their body structure. Virtually unchanged for more than 450 million years, they've earned the ...