What happens to NASA and its operations in Florida during the government shutdown? Will rocket launches be delayed? Is Kennedy Space Center open?

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032 should be deflected or blown up.

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.

The ISS feels impossibly far at 250 miles up, but lunar missions go 240,000 miles out - over 1000x the distance. It's a perspective shift that redefines what 'space travel' means.

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is funding a fuel depot built by Orbit Fab for a Space Force demonstration called Tetra-5 planned for launch in 2026, during which an Astroscale U.S. spacecraft ...

SYDNEY — An agreement to study a private astronaut mission using an Orion spacecraft is one of the first steps by Lockheed Martin in its efforts to offer the spacecraft as a service. At the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can absolutely solve.” ...

Anna Menon, a Duke University alumna, is one of ten students to join NASA's 2025 astronaut class. With a background in engineering and space science, Menon is poised to contribute to future space ...

For nearly two decades Enceladus, a 500-kilometer-wide moon of Saturn, has been a top target in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. In 2005, shortly after arriving in orbit around the ringed planet, ...

2025 marks the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and NASA's Earth Observatory commemorated the milestone with a satellite-based image tracing the canal's historic route across New York State.

U.S. startup Spacecoin said on Wednesday it had successfully sent secured information through space in what it said was a first for the industry as the firm tries to show it can offer an alternative ...