The Parker Solar Probe is expected to pass within an "unprecedented" 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, ...

From solar storms to "shooting stars" over Stonehenge, here are our top 10 favorite space photos of 2024 — and what they told ...

The Delta IV Heavy rocket will take NASA's Parker Solar Probe to an interplanetary ... or WISPR-- captured images of Venus' scorching-hot surface through the thick cloud cover.

NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of ...

Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao had a baffling — and seemingly terrifying — encounter when he was flying his private ...

NASA has now released new images from this volcano world, captured by Juno's highly sensitive camera called the Stellar Reference Unit, showing hot lava and fresh lava flows. "During the # ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, especially in Houston’s suburbs where astronauts can see holiday lights from outer space. A glimpse into nighttime satellite imagery by NASA shows ...

Notably, the astronaut behind the camera, Pettit, is NASA's oldest serving astronaut at 69 years of age. Pettit is currently on his fourth orbital mission, and during his stay, he is accruing some ...

After a long day of stops and starts that stretched well into the evening, and on what appeared to be the company's fifth ...

The magnetometers will be used to monitor solar storm development. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA has selected the Southwest Research Institute, of San Antonio, Texas, for development of the Next ...

An artist's illustration of astronauts offloading equipment on Mars. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—In a 2024 update to its evolving Moon-to-Mars Architecture Definition Document, NASA lists five high ...

Intuitive Machines’ second awarded flight, IM-2, is scheduled to launch sometime in 2025 and land at the lunar south pole, according to NASA. The lunar landing attempt comes after the Houston ...