The companion star of Betelgeuse, seen for the first time by the Gemini North Telescope. "This discovery answers the millennia-old question of why this famous star experiences a roughly six-year-long ...

When will Betelgeuse explode? What happens when a star dies right before our eyes? In this video, we explore the mysterious ...

Lockheed Martin's concept for a fission surface power (FSP) system on the surface of the moon. Credit: Lockheed Martin WASHINGTON — NASA is moving ahead with plans to support development of a lunar ...

Temperatures on the planet could make water theoretically possible. Astronomers are researching an Earth-like exoplanet that could contain water, according to NASA. The exoplanet, named TRAPPIST-1 e, ...

It's full steam ahead for NASA — at least according to Sean Duffy, the agency's acting administrator. During an internal employee town hall Thursday, Duffy warned of "letting safety be the enemy of ...

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis ...

WASHINGTON — NASA expects to spend up to $1.5 billion to support at least two companies to demonstrate crew-tended space stations as part of the agency’s revised approach to transition from the ...

NASA’s first manned trip to the moon in over 50 years needs volunteers. The space agency announced last week that it’s crowdsourcing Earth-side support for its next mission. Artemis II, tentatively ...

NASA's interim administrator, Sean Duffy, was fired up on Wednesday when he joined a teleconference to talk about new scientific findings that concerned the potential for life to have once existed on ...

UPDATE for 11 am ET: NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered sediment formations that could be signs of possible biosignatures on Mars, but they could also have a non-biological source. Read our ...

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