The DRACO camera is the only instrument aboard NASA's planetary-defense DART mission.
New models of Venus's atmosphere suggest it may not be as inhospitable as previously believed—though no life as we…
The spacecraft launched successfully, but there are still perils ahead before it begins its science mission.
Potential highlights include the first orbital launch of SpaceX's megarocket and a surprising number of Moon…
Liftoff of James Webb Space Telescope next-gen observatory is scheduled for 7:20 a.m. EST on December 25.
With laser-detecting devices in California and Hawaii, SETI researchers will be able to scan an unprecedented amount…
The sheer number of potential points of failure for this $10 billion telescope has everyone on edge.
As scientists are steadily learning, the total number of starless planets in the Milky Way is astoundingly huge.
The problem was traced to a computer on one of the Space Launch System's four RS-25 engines, which date back to the…
The space agency created a 50-second audio track with the data gathered by its Juno spacecraft during its flyby of…
After 50 years, scientists will get a chance to study lunar gases collected during Apollo 17 mission.
Liftoff of the powerful space observatory is now scheduled for December 24.
The NASA spacecraft has made its first direct contact with the Sun's atmosphere, a historic achievement.
One star is orbiting the black hole at 5,431 miles per second, which is 0.03% the speed of light.
Space ain't what it used to be, nor will it ever be the same again, as this year so aptly demonstrated.
Whatever the Cow is, it's packing a huge amount of mass into a tiny area.
A 17-year-old program to recognize commercial astronauts is ending, but not before the last set of astronaut wings…
A 2,500-mile journey across Antarctica could hold lessons for future Moon and Mars missions.
A Sun-like star just sent out a flare 10 times larger than any previously observed.