The revelation that Pluto and its large moon may have collided, causing Pluto to be geologically active, could mean there are ...

NASA scientists have discovered Altjira system, a group of 3 space rocks in Kuiper Belt, providing evidence for the theory of ...

NASA's most remarkable achievements include launching Explorer 1 in 1958, the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, and the Hubble ...

The Voyager probes are each turning off an instrument to avoid ending their 47-year-long missions later this year.

The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, and has most recently been popularized in the novel and television show '3 ...

W. M. Keck Observatory’s laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system uses a laser to create an artificial star to measure for atmospheric distortions. This results in sharp, high-resolution ...

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers are set to make history as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission. Alongside their international crewmates, they have undergone rigorous training at ...

In 2006, the same year that Pluto lost its planetary status, NASA launched New Horizons, a spacecraft aimed at exploring Pluto. A small portion of Tombaugh’s ashes flew aboard New Horizons as it ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were already visible in the night sky after dusk this month, but Mercury joined them on Feb. 28. While it's common to see a few planets line up in the ...