space
NASA spacecraft successfully crashes into asteroid during space defense test
A NASA spacecraft has successfully made impact with an asteroid in an unprecedented practice run to thwart potential incoming threats to Earth.
New images from NASA telescope give a never-before-seen look into the cosmos
Nope, that 'weird' signal from space wasn't from aliens
Astronauts are baffled by Trump's space travel plans
'Asteroid hunters' search for space rocks that could collide with Earth
This art installation pokes fun at NASA, space exploration and sculpture
A sculptor uses an installation to illustrate just how much art and science have in common
NASA has an office dealing with asteroids that might hit Earth. But we still might not be ready.
The idea is to be able to divert an asteroid that might come too close to comfort — as well as to learn more about the universe around us.
Why the long-lost planet Vulcan holds lessons for Planet Nine
Scientists used to believe there was a planet in our solar system called Vulcan — and we're not talking about Star Trek. But that's no longer the case.
Want to find a meteorite? Antarctica might be the best place to look.
Why scientists who want to know the geology of other planets head to Antarctica
Listen to the collision of two black holes. Einstein was right.
One hundred years ago, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves. Today, for the first time, scientists announced that they've actually been detected. Here's what the discovery might mean for our understanding of the universe.
Could Russia be the first nation to send a woman to the Moon?
Here's the story of the Soviet Union's pioneering female cosmonauts program and Russia's efforts of late to revive it.
Want to be an astronaut? Here’s your chance.
The usajobs.gov website is currently accepting applications for would-be US astronauts. As the listing says, “frequent travel may be required.”
How a mislaunched satellite might help us test Einstein's theory of general relativity
Two satellites accidentally launched into the wrong orbit may help researchers test an aspect of Einstein's theory of general relativity.
What does Pluto look like? Imagine three-mile-high mountains and nitrogen glaciers.
We now have high-resolution photos of alien landscapes on the outer reaches of our solar system, and scientists are pretty excited about what those images reveal.
Did the Kepler telescope just find the first signs of alien life?
The Kepler telescope picked up a “swarm” of movement near Star KIC 8462852. Some scientists are exploring whether or not this might be evidence of alien life.