That test will rely on a magnetic plate to connect the Astroscale ... there are another 32,000 pieces of space junk that are larger than four inches across. The task of removing all this trash ...

Now, though, a controversial new paper warns that falling space junk could actually weaken Earth’s magnetic field. If that happens, the author of the paper argues that we could see atmospheric ...

Space debris, which can take many different forms ... which are naturally occurring plasma disturbances along Earth's magnetic field lines. Plasma, a state of matter that resembles a gas, is ...

Space junk is a very real problem ... the docking spacecraft by tracking it down and connecting to it using magnetic plates. The spacecraft will perform several of these “catch-and-release ...

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...

When you think of archaeology, you might picture digging through ancient ruins or exploring hidden tombs. But scientists have ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

What's on and in a star? What happens in an active galactic nucleus? Answering those questions is the goal of a proposed ...

Mining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the team of astronomers studied the relics that one star left behind after ...

SCOTS tourists have spoken of their terrifying ordeal as told of the after a massive 7.7 magnitude rocked Thailand and ...

While it’s easy to indulge in lazy days, there are plenty of creative and productive alternatives that allow you to relax ...