A senior research scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics has been ...

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An ambitious new survey by the Hubble Space Telescope offers the first bird's-eye view of all known dwarf galaxies orbiting ...

NASA is shutting down instruments on the Voyager spacecraft, humanity's farthest explorers, allowing them to continue sending ...

One of the NASA astronauts stuck in space has spoken about the concerning effects their long wait has had on their body, with ...

The American Geophysical Union has joined a lawsuit over recent terminations of federal government probationary employees.

Stranded astronauts Barry 'Butch' Wilmore and Sunita 'Suni' Williams are nearing their return date, and have now revealed the ...

Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of ...

The Kuiper Belt is a vast region beyond Neptune filled with icy remnants from the early solar system. Over 3,000 KBOs have ...

It might be easier for us to explore and live on the Moon than we previously thought, scientists say. Ice may be present just ...

Water, a fundamental ingredient for life, may have appeared far earlier in the universe than previously thought. New research ...

Dr. Bernard Harris will be inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. The Temple, TX, native graduated from the University of ...