To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

NASA crews are getting ready for its next moon mission. NASA shares an iconic image of carbon dioxide ice erupting in geysers ...

In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep space will make us sick.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams takes the 'ultimate selfie' during her record-breaking ninth spacewalk, capturing a stunning ...

Every so often, Mars rovers and orbiting spacecraft snap pictures that make us do a double take. The Red Planet has a knack ...

Footage of NASA's Perseverance rover capturing a dust devil on Mars traveling at 12 miles per hour (17 kph) Credit: Space.com ...

Although the deep seas and space seem like opposites, there are actually enough similarities between them that their study ...

General Atomics and NASA achieved an important milestone on the road to using nuclear-powered rockets by testing a new fuel and finding it can withstand extreme conditions.

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

NASA and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) have successfully tested a new nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) ...