Deep space travel presents incredible possibilities but also comes with daunting challenges. From radiation exposure to the ...

Researchers are examining how artificial intelligence technologies could support a planned Chinese mission to the boundaries ...

Every once in awhile, NASA publishes a photo of something in space taken by one of their probes. But how exactly do probes in ...

What an amateur astronomer recently took to be a newly-discovered asteroid turned out to be a Tesla Roadster voyaging through ...

High-energy particles rain down on Earth constantly, but scientists have now detected a doozy: a neutrino blasting in from ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.

Scientists are developing a new space propulsion system that uses water as fuel, promising a more sustainable way to explore ...

The announcement comes after reports that Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 62 Chinese military aircraft near ...

Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could pose problems for long-distance space travel ...

These projects aim to develop novel solutions to some of NASA’s highest priority risks to human health and performance during deep-space exploration missions. “The Institute is proud to fund this ...

Ptolemy, the first century Greek astronomer and mathematician, made his observations of the night skies with the naked eye. In 1609, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei upended the Earth ...