If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear explosion, according to a new ...

The New Horizons spacecraft has stirred from a nearly yearlong slumber almost 10 billion kilometers from Earth, at the edge ...

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of ...

For anyone who has ever wondered whether they could handle life on another planet, NASA is offering a chance to find out – ...

NASA's latest update about the Artemis II moon mission shows a breathtaking view of Earth as the Orion capsule with four astronauts on board orbits tens of thousands of miles above. Hitching a ride ...

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

A newly discovered underwater volcanic eruption north of Papua New Guinea is unfolding in one of the world's most poorly mapped ocean basins. Satellites have spotted steam plumes, ash, thermal ...

NASA is embarking on an ambitious rescue mission to prevent its aging Swift Observatory from plummeting back to Earth. The ...

NASA this week released a much-anticipated document, known as a “draft Request for Proposals,” that provides some clarity ...