From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...

Now I have a Ph.D. in astronomy and teach college students some of the same physics principles that explain why you can’t feel Earth’s motion as it zips through space. Think about a time when you do ...

New satellite data show Earth’s magnetic field changing fast, with a growing weak spot over the South Atlantic.

More than a decade of satellite monitoring has mapped Earth’s magnetic field as it subtly altered between 2014 and 2025 — and what scientists have learned is remarkable. The South Atlantic Anomaly, a ...

That’s not a comet or a shooting star — it’s a Starlink satellite burning up in the atmosphere as it crashes back to Earth.

Researchers at Purdue spent years working with NASA engineers to figure out how to grow crops on Mars and beyond. Now the ...

Right now, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you’re along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways. First, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Right now, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nilakshi Veerabathina, University of Texas at Arlington (THE CONVERSATION) ...