The first private space science satellite set to study the effect of flares from stars has been launched into space and is ...

In the 1960s, NASA launched enormous reflective spheres called Echo satellites — massive inflatable orbs the size of ...

The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies.

Still, science being science, we needed proof—and we got it in 1992, when two astronomers found two planets orbiting a pulsar ...

SOFIA -- "Blue Planet Outside the Window" or "SHENZHOU XIII," China's first space documentary filmed in space, was screened ...

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's ...

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.

A new study says observations from the NASA Fermi space telescope suggest a halo of dark matter around the center of our ...

Nye is best known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, whose show helped children learn science in a fun way. While he is now ...

The new space station crew includes American Chris Williams, who holds a Ph.D. in astronomy and is a board-certified medical ...

NASA has made sure that the International Space Station is well stocked for a Thanksgiving meal full of treats. Here's what's ...