The mission will be led by electrical engineer Katya Echazarreta, who became the first Mexican astronaut and the youngest ...

Given that more than $1 of every $10 in wages paid in Maryland comes from the U.S. government, many residents will be closely watching to see whether President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth's twin based on their similar size and rocky composition.

Our sister planet is thought to have once been a habitable world, but a new study could change that narrative and alter the ...

The last time humans walked on the moon was 1972, and a lot has changed since then. As NASA continues its preparation for a ...

The asteroids, named 447755 (2007 JX2) and (2020 XR), are each estimated to be roughly between 900 feet and 2,100 feet across ...

The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it ...

Since Donald Trump's recent electoral victory, rumors and speculation have circulated that Nasa's giant moon rocket, the ...

The Long March 12 is the newest member of China's Long March rocket family, which has been flying since China launched its ...

Camp Century was built in 1959 and advertised as a U.S. research site—but it also hosted a clandestine missile facility ...

Before the Space Race, American soldiers and sailors competed against the Soviets to launch balloons high into the upper ...

Ivezić is the 59-year-old director of the Vera Rubin Observatory, a $1 billion telescope that the United States has been ...