Quantum computers promise to solve problems that overwhelm classical machines, but their most stubborn obstacle is noise that scrambles fragile quantum states before any useful answer emerges. A new ...

General Chance Saltzman’s newly released Vector 2025 is the clearest articulation yet of the U.S. Space Force’s purpose, priorities, and philosophy. It captures the seriousness of today’s contested ...

Researchers have figured out why V Sagittae is so gosh dang bright. The hot super-Earth exoplanet has a magma ocean and orbits a very old star. Should the mission proceed as planned, it will mark a ...

This morning, as the sun climbed over a private spaceport in rural West Texas, a six-story-tall rocket lit its engines and lifted off, carrying a spacecraft with four people on board—the first ...

NASA study shows how satellite 'light pollution' hinders space telescopes An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit has brought advances in telecommunications ...

The sun's distance from Earth changes throughout the year but it has nothing to do with the seasons. The term "perihelion" describes the point in an astronomical body's orbit where it is nearest to ...

For years, TRISH has supported research projects and studies that aim to solve the challenges of human exploration in space. To understand how to solve those challenges, we first must know the risks ...

When is the winter solstice? The next winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2025, and the next Winter Solstice for the Southern Hemisphere will occur on June 21, 2025. The ...

There's something magical about the idea of being in space that everyone experiences at one point in their lives. When you look up into the sky, it's hard not to imagine being an astronaut exploring ...

Space physics is the study of the natural phenomenon that occur in our solar system. Specifically, the sun, the particles and radiation it creates and how these affect the planets. This includes the ...