Nearly five decades after launch, Voyager 1 is still moving, further and deeper into space than any human-made object before it. From Earth, it now operates in total isolation—far beyond the orbit of ...

In the silent, freezing expanse of interstellar space, a small spacecraft launched in the era of disco and analog tape has ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led study found that protons and heavy ions react differently to solar magnetic reconnection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist’s rendition represents NASA’s twin Van Allen Probes in orbit within Earth’s magnetic field to explore the radiation ...

NASA's James Webb and Hubble telescopes teamed up to capture the 'most comprehensive view' of Saturn and its rings to date.

A pair of spacecraft has been flying in formation, creating an artificial solar eclipse to help scientists probe the elusive ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? The picture ...

NASA may not be able to move forward three planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its ...

Mankind has been sending animals into space since long before the first human being reached the milestone. Monkeys, dogs, and chimpanzees were launched into space to assess whether a person could ...

A brief X-ray flash caught by a Chinese-European space telescope has led astronomers to identify what may be an entirely new ...

WASHINGTON — A 1,323-pound NASA probe that has been in space for 14 years is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Space Force and NASA. The timing of Van ...

One of NASA’s spacecraft could reenter the atmosphere at approximately 7:45 P.M. EDT tonight. The agency has warned that there is a one-in-4,200 risk of harm to people as a result of potential debris.