From thunderstorm sprites to volcanic plumes, and city lights to meteors, the world appears a different place from 250 miles (400 kilometers) up.

Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is making the most of it. An image from the Hubble Space Telescope ...

NASA astronauts on International Space Station capture images of lightning from space. The images McClain and Ayers shared show electrostatic discharges – in other words, lightning – from ...

T he outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded. Now, tech firms are racing to add more. There are already thousands of satellites hurdling around the Earth in low orbit - many of them ...

On Earth, the magnetic field of our planet points a compass north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two astronauts stranded in space since June, are preparing to spend Christmas in space, and Williams posed for a festive photograph ahead of the holidays in an ...