The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between ...

According to a study published today in the journal Nature Astronomy, a team successfully pinpointed a type of sugar called ...

SpaceX is working on something unusual in orbit, and it could open the door to a very different kind of space mission than ...

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The space race is filled with glamorous rockets, astronauts and sparkling new space stations, but people rarely think about ...

Researchers in Japan have developed a silent, floating companion robot that glides through the ...

A sugar found in raspberries and used in fake tan lotion has turned up in a huge cloud of dust and gas near the heart of the ...

Researchers have uncovered dangerous, previously unseen space debris in geostationary orbit, posing a significant threat to ...

Mysterious metal spheres washed ashore in Australia, and officials say they’re literal space balls — but with no known ...

The new space race is accelerating, but debris, failures, and crowded orbits are raising new risks around Earth.

For decades, scientists have searched the depths of space for clues to one of humanity’s biggest mysteries: how life began. Now, a surprising discovery between distant stars is adding a compelling ...

Earlier today, a Chinese rocket’s first stage slowly descended toward a floating platform and was gently caught by a ...