A comet discovered earlier this year is on a collision course with the sun, and if it holds together through the encounter, ...

NASA’s SPARCS spacecraft has just sent back its first images, marking a major milestone in the mission to study low-mass ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of ...

Humans were not designed for space. Ironically, because we insist on going there anyway, scientists now know from studying astronauts that the lack of Earth’s gravity can wreak health havoc, such as ...

A cargo resupply spacecraft is on its way back to Earth from the International Space Station, where it will make a fiery reentry Saturday, March 14.

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes two new acquisitions to the collection—the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe model. The Pathfinder is a ...

NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering a real test of planetary defense. NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft changed the ...

NASA’s DART mission changed the Dimorphos' asteroid orbit around the Sun, proving spacecraft impacts could help defend Earth.

With the first images from the spacecraft now in hand, the team behind NASA's Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, is ready to begin charting the energetic lives of the galaxy's most ...

The mission has faced delays due to ongoing repairs on the Space Launch System rocket. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed flight of the Orion capsule, testing systems for future moon landings. NASA ...

Cornell students reflect on the Artemis program seeking to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a sustained scientific presence there.

The mission has faced delays due to ongoing repairs on the Space Launch System rocket. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed flight of the Orion capsule, testing systems for future moon landings. NASA ...