The newly released Andromeda image represents a decade of careful tracking and uninterrupted observation. Scientists expected a crisp portrait of the neighboring galaxy, but the final scan revealed ...

As NASA celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, "The Spirit of" takes a look at space. We will examine whether space exploration has progressed as quickly as it could have -- and tak ...

The concept of creating a black hole on Earth - The implications of jumping into a hole through the Earth - Insights about ...

It’s an excellent rehearsal for if we need to use interplanetary missions to calculate the path of a more threatening object.

Astronomer Satoru Murata photographs interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with giant anti-tail jets, baffling scientists and ...

Research in space is about more than discovery. It is a strategic asset and soft power that attracts partners and supports ...

It's been one Neptunian year—or about 165 Earth years—since astronomers first observed the most distant planet from the sun.

Astronomers have for the first time detected a coronal mass ejection from another star, shedding light on worlds orbiting red ...

Space exploration has changed how we look at the universe, but it's costly, and some of the most iconic NASA missions are ...

Brecher's image reveals spectacular detail in the spiral arms of the 14,000- light-year wide galaxy, where dense dust lanes ...

Jupiter's moon Io stands alone among the solar system's moons. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, and its surface is home ...