On May 16, 2011, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its 25th and final flight. This was also the penultimate mission of ...

LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous supernova, using data ...

TVLine recaps Stephen Colbert's star-studded Late Show finale, featuring Paul McCartney, Strike Force Five, and an ...

Humans are one (small) step closer to traveling at faster-than-light speeds.

An international team studying data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope concludes the mission detected a rare, unusually luminous supernova. The researchers say it likely received its power-up ...

A breathtaking new image captures the Crystal Ball Nebula, the remains of a dying star found in the constellation Taurus.

The team still can't confidently rule out the existence of Europa's water vapor, especially as similar plumes have been more ...

Scientists are working to solve a mystery of Earth’s molten outer core, which lies more than 2,000 kilometers beneath our ...

As space missions travel farther from Earth, spacecraft must increasingly be able to process and store their own data. Soon, ...

On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection ...