Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...

The full image includes some 2.5 billion pixels compiled from observations spanning more than 1,000 orbits around Earth ...

Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into the ocean are never recovered. But ...

Here are eight samples of memorable space-themed comedies that made it past the pilot stage. Some are forgotten favorites; ...

Sometimes, dreams do come true. They have for Erika Alvarez in realizing her dream of working for NASA. When she was a high ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...

"In a fraction of a day all vestiges of civilization are gone, and the great cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, New York — are nothing but legends. Barely a stone is left where ...

Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic ...

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

The award-winning novel explores the inner thoughts of astronauts during a single day aboard the International Space Station.

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

The short answer to the question is no: NASA does not issue suicide capsules. However, the first cosmonaut to conduct a ...