A sudden, mysterious burst of bright light in the sky could be from a black hole devouring a vast, unusually bare star. In 2018, astronomers spotted a new kind of cosmic explosion that became brighter ...

A recent event involving a Russian satellite, the Luch/Olymp, which appears to have disintegrated in orbit, has raised alarming questions about the rising threats posed by space debris. The satellite, ...

When an explosion at the SpaceX site Starbase set off fires in South Texas, no one was sure who was in charge. The FAA did not have jurisdiction, and Brownsville firefighters were held back during the ...