NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars to planets covered in lava or clouds of gemstones, the diversity of discoveries is staggering.

Three US astronauts and one Canadian comprise the crew, which is expected to be the first to orbit the Moon in more than 50 years

The ten American men and women were introduced to the public Monday during a special ceremony at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday: 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars.

According to NASA, an asteroid the size of a 50-storey building will make a close approach to Earth this week.The rock known as 2025 FA22 measures about 520 feet across, traveling at just

ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee speaks with NASA's head of science, Nicky Fox, about the new, groundbreaking initiative.

Anyone hungry for the icy crunch of a Pluto -like body? No? Well, one nearby white dwarf is going all in on a Pluto-esque snack.

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy welcomed the all-American 2025 astronaut candidate class during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Normally when a medium-size star dies, it blasts away the bulk of material in its system. The Hubble discovery was surprising to astronomers because most would predict the distant icy worlds to be destroyed or cast out long before the star reached the white-dwarf stage.

WASHINGTON – Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with US visas from working on agency programmes, people familiar with the matter said, as Washington escalates anti-Beijing rhetoric with both nations racing to the moon.

Researchers using the Webb telescope found traces of two gases, dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), in the atmosphere of K2-18b, a planet 124 light-years away.