Our Milky Way's halo of hot gas is warmer to the "south" than the "north" because of an internal combustion engine-like ...

High-energy particles called galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) bombard unprotected objects in space, often causing damage. Earth, ...

A research paper described a region between Earth and the Moon where cosmic rays are deflected by our planet's magnetic field ...

Barreling through the universe with incredible power and speed, galactic cosmic rays are a major source of radiation in space ...

A new study using data from China's Chang'e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon.

Survivor and Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core are getting a new playable class and an early access release date, respectively.

It will be a space virgin no more. Virgin Galactic is set to launch its first-ever commercial spaceflight — which has a hefty $450,000 ticket price — later this month, the company announced. Part of ...

SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico—I’m standing on a spaceport runway at the ass end of nowhere. The sun has started to creep over the craggy San Andreas Mountains, illuminating the massive, alien ...

Learn how galactic archaeology uses chemical clues to uncover how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years.

Virgin Galactic has successfully raised $300 million via an "at the market" offering of common stock, the company disclosed in a securities filing Thursday. The space tourism company aims to raise an ...