Erin Overcash was one of ten people chosen out of more than 8,000 applicants to be part of NASA's latest astronaut class.

These candidates are joining NASA’s astronaut corps at a time when human exploration of Mars is a key objective for the agency. Acting Administrator Sean Duffy introduced the cl ...

NASA has announced its new astronaut candidate class of 2025, selecting just 10 from a pool of over 8,000 applicants. The candidates, all of whom are from the United States, will now begin two years ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, whirling serenely around the sun, will certainly not hit Earth in 2032 as once feared. But they've run the ...

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes. Their unorthodox ...

NASA could soon trial a new defence strategy to prevent a giant asteroid hurtling towards the Moon and posing a huge risk to astronauts. It comes after NASA intentionally used a spacecraft to bump ...

NASA officials on Tuesday said the agency's first crewed flight in its Artemis program - a trip around the moon and back - is ...

An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting the moon in 2032. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4 and a way to stop that.

NASA unveiled 10 recruits who will undergo training to become eligible for future missions that could carry humans deeper ...

NASA's new recruits include scientists, fighter pilots, engineers, and even a former member of the USA Rugby Women's National ...

A large asteroid strike on the Moon could have negative consequences for the artificial satellites we now depend on. That ...

"America is going to put the first woman on the surface of the Moon in the history of mankind...And the first boot that ever sets foot on the surface of the Red Planet will be an American." ...