Three NASA-supported small spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on October 1, carrying experiments that could reshape spacecraft propulsion, ultraviolet astronomy, and the way satellites are ...

A cryptic announcement raises questions about the type of weapons and how they could be used. We talked to an expert about the consequences.

Science fiction movies set in space are not supposed to be completely true to real life, but one 2013 film was especially ...

Orbital weapons have implications for both space junk and diplomacy. From what kind of weapon this might be to its implications for space junk, the announcement that the U.S. military has weapons ...

NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple ...

The International Space Station is a microgravity research lab hosting groundbreaking technology demonstrations and scientific investigations. More than 3,700 investigations conducted to date have ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, an infrared observatory, is set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, to begin creating an atlas of the cosmos. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

On a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston last week, President Trump promised American astronauts would establish a permanent presence on the Moon before pushing forward to Mars. “Our ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first educator ...

Space Science Week is the joint meeting of the Space Studies Board of the U.S. National Academies discipline committees in collaboration with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and ...

The Adler Planetarium’s iconic dome on the Lake Michigan shoreline has beckons Chicagoans to explore the cosmos, but this ...