The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

In 1997, a group of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult believed the 1995 discovery of the Hale-Bopp comet signaled a rapture, as scientists believed it would pass closest to the Earth in March 1997.

Curiosity is exploring Mars’ boxwork terrain, where ridges and hollows may have formed from cementation and erosion. The ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from ...

The 10 astronaut candidates, six of them women, will begin two years of training before becoming eligible for missions to low ...

NASA on Monday introduced the 10 people who will join the agency’s astronaut corps as it races to return humans to the moon.

NASA announced the 2025 class of astronauts, and it includes someone who already is a record-breaking astronaut.

Strange 'leopard spot' markings have been found on a 3.5 billion year-old Martian rock with NASA saying they could be the ...

If you want to build a little rocket to get off a little planet, [Rocket Lab is] probably a good place to start,' ...

The polarity of a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of M87, a galaxy 55 million light-years from Earth, ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has recently sparked a renewed fascination in the exploration of Mars, following intriguing findings that suggest the possibility of ancient life on the Red Planet. The rover ...