The hazards that the Artemis II crew must navigate during their 10-day flight are plentiful, starting from the second they launch aboard the most powerful rocket to ever carry humans and continuing ...

The sun’s volatile outbursts, such as storms, flares and other space weather, can cause serious harm to astronauts like the Artemis 2 crew who recently came home, and to satellites. That’s why the ...

University of Birmingham experts have created open-source computer software that helps scientists understand how fast-moving ...

In October 1989, a blast from the sun flung out a stream of super-powered protons. This solar storm lasted for days and ...

The invisible forces erupting from our Sun create a chaotic environment extending far beyond what most people imagine. Space weather consists of solar particles, magnetic fields, and radiation ...

At times, the sun ejects energetic material into space, which can have consequences for space-based and even ground-based electronic technology. Researchers aim to understand this phenomenon and find ...

Weather conditions are favorable for the evening of April 1 launch. Meteorologists at Patrick Space Force Base currently give the mission an 80% chance of “go” – meaning only a 20% risk of weather ...

Main engine exhaust, solid rocket booster plume and an expanding ball of gas from the external tank is visible seconds after the space shuttle Challenger accident on Jan. 28, 1986. "Flight controllers ...

Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the source of potential signals than previously thought. Conditions around ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...