Two near-Earth asteroids, 2026 FD4 and 2026 FQ8, will safely fly past Earth on April 2, 2026. NASA and other space agencies ...

For years, physicists treated an Earth-to-space quantum uplink as a beautiful idea that nature simply would not allow. Now a set of detailed models and experiments suggests that the same fragile ...

A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ...

D. JAMES BAKER, Co-Chair, is the director of the Global Carbon Measurement Program of the William J. Clinton Foundation, where he currently focuses on the use of forestry programs to reduce carbon ...

New faculty member Anton Artemyev is bringing his award-winning research in space physics to The University of Texas at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...

Two research teams at the University of Colorado Boulder are working on separate projects that could protect astronauts in space, as well as human health here on Earth.

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

For weeks, social feeds have been flooded with breathless warnings that Earth will briefly “turn off” gravity for seven seconds in August 2026, sending people and objects floating into the air. The ...