Contrary to its name, Voyager 2 was the first of the vehicles launched into space first in Aug. 20 1977 from Florida. Its twin probe, Voyager 1, launched two weeks later on Sept. 5. At more than 15 ...

A former Nasa scientist has been sentenced to two years in prison over a £1m investment fraud case. John Burford, who now lives in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, admitted in court in June to defrauding ...

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Harvard Scientist Avi Loeb are calling for NASA to monitor the Manhattan-sized interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it passes the sun on Halloween Eve to ensure it does not drop ...

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NASA's interim administrator, Sean Duffy, said Thursday he has heard the recent talk about how some people are starting to believe that China will land humans on the Moon before NASA can return there ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Released this week, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a ...

Mercury was long thought to be a dull, lifeless rock, but spacecraft revealed stunning surprises. From water ice in its shadows to a magnetic field that won’t quit, the planet is far stranger than ...

NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy pushed back against recent critics who have suggested China will beat the US back to the moon, saying “I‘ll be damned” if that is the ultimate outcome of the ...

Radioisotope power systems (RPS) keep spacecraft going with nuclear batteries. Until now, RPS operated using a plutonium isotope, but researchers have found that an isotope of americium could keep ...

An astronaut captured a rare light show from space. Usually, the Northern Lights have a little more of a greenish hue, but one NASA astronaut captured an amazing, crimson-lined aurora orbiting ...