It's a big week for astronomers, as a major meteor shower sparks up the night and the "comet of the century" nears Earth.

Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of miles from Earth to test a technique that could ...

While NASA has several reasons for pursuing such an ambitious mission, the biggest is scientific exploration and discovery.

NASA's Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter's moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien ...

By contrast, the Orionids won’t fare as well. The American Meteor Society forecasts the Moon will be 83 percent full when the ...

The Southwest Research Institute’s new QuickSounder satellite has its ticket to space set aboard a Cedar Park company’s ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper probe will spend about four years exploring whether Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, could support life.

The October 2024 full moon will be the second supermoon in a row. Here's why October's full moon is special and why it's ...

The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to the small, harmless asteroid rammed by ...

Despite an initially dismal forecast, SpaceX got a break in the weather to send Europe's Hera asteroid probe on its way.

Moon Goo Something is moving inside of the Moon. Yes, you read that right. A recent study from scientists at NASA and the ...