Scientists have discovered traces of organic compounds in asteroid samples brought back by NASA, a finding that could suggest ...

Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is ...

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition in June.

NASA Astronauts living on the ISS talk with USA TODAY about the experiments they conduct to help humanity hopefully travel ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

The four American astronauts aboard the ISS, including the Boeing Starliner crew, spoke to USA TODAY in an exclusive interview Tuesday.

NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet. The space rock—dubbed "2025 BV5"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

When Ham set off on his space flight in 1961, he paved the way for the first American to go to space months later.

Some of Mars’ CO2 geysers erupt and create dark spots as large as 1 km across. They are fueled by considerable power and can ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

A Gaffney High School graduate will be honored in April by the South Carolina Foundation for Educational Leadership. Charlie Blackwell- Thompson serves as launch director for NASA’s Exploration Ground ...

Studies of asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life.