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Already one of the largest structures in the solar system, the donut-shaped Kuiper Belt could stretch way beyond previous estimates.

The latest trip of Virgin Galactic's Unity 2 aircraft sent two scientists to suborbital space to perform experiments in microgravity.

When Alan Stern launches to space this week on Virgin Galactics fifth commercial flight, hell accomplish the goal of a lifetime.

San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 - Dr. Alan Stern, a leading planetary scientist and the Associate Vice President of Southwest Research Institutes (SwRI) Space Science Division, will fly aboard the VSS Unity, Virgin Galactics comme

Meteor Crater in Arizona continues to yield new information, as well as serving as a go-to spot for preparing Artemis crews how to explore the moon.

Flagstaff is showing its love for Pluto with a ten-day festival that includes science talks, an art show, and a specially crafted beer. It’s to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of Pluto’s discovery at Lowell Observatory. One of the speakers at the “I Heart Pluto” Festival is artist and astronomer Dan Durda. He spoke with KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny about how art can help scientists imagine whole new worlds.

NASA said it’s aiming to bump Dimorphos slightly off its orbital path. The space agency...

Harry Pettit, Digital Technology and Science Assistant Editor 23:57, 8 Jul 2021 EARLY Earth was bombarded by a series of "city-sized" asteroids like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs , according to a new study. Scientists know that our planet was struck by huge objects not long after its formation, but a new analysis suggest that the number of such impacts may have been ten times higher than previously thought. Get all the latest Science news Keep up-to-date with the top Space & Astronomy st...

With Virgin Galactic’s recent successful space flight, a researcher with San Antonio...