Satellite News

As we return to Pandora in theaters, we learn a bit more about the distinct creatures, old and new, that roam the gorgeous locations of the Avatar movies.

Ancient Mexicans closely watching the sun from only a single location accurately tracked the seasons and operated a farming calendar that fed millions.

Ancient mammals were better adapted than nonavian dinosaurs to survive the Chicxulub asteroid impact.

Tidal interactions are pulling the exoplanet toward its demise: a fiery collision with its star.

A Marsquake detected by NASA’s InSight lander in May this year was at least five times larger than the next largest seismic event recorded on the planet.

A rocky meteoroid that exploded over Canada last year was more extraordinary than it first seemed: it originated from the outer solar system, where scientists thought only icy bodies exist.

Rocket Lab’s debut launch from American soil will have to wait at least another day after high winds thwarted an attempted liftoff Sunday evening (Dec. 18).