Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...

NASA veteran Pettit made ISS his second home, where he spent time doing research and created the zero-gravity Space Cup.

The anniversary celebration also included a countdown of images captured over the Hubble Space Telescope's lifetime so far, one for each year in orbit.

"The successful operation of ELVIS in the demanding conditions of space not only paves the way for its use in off-Earth ...

A former NASA scientist explains how we know whether Blue Origin New Shepard made it to space, and how its altitude compares ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy space rock that resembles an odd-shaped peanut. The space agency released the images Monday ...

above the Pacific Ocean, southeast of Japan. Credit: NASA The U.S. plans to operate the International Space Station (ISS) for another five years, but risks to the orbital outpost are a growing ...

The International Space Station seen from a Crew Dragon spacecraft in October 2024. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — Members of a NASA safety panel said they were “deeply concerned” about the ...

The asteroid is not fully visible in the first set of high-resolution images NASA released Monday, as the space rock is larger than Lucy's field of view. But the space agency is in the process of ...

A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station ... mission for NASA. ELVIS uses cutting-edge holographic technology known as volumetric imaging to create 3D images of microbes ...