All of that, plus fuel, means the spacecraft tips the scales at approximately 13,000 lbs., which requires a bruiser of a ...

What are some skywatching highlights in October 2024? A potentially bright comet (C/2023 A3) to look for after mid-month, ...

NASA is back with its monthly update of what to look out for in the night sky over the coming weeks. And there's plenty to ...

Using an advanced imaging technique, engineers got a glimpse of water being formed at the smallest scale ever.

"The most exciting prospect at the (Uranian) moons is that they could still host subsurface oceans at present.” ...

A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, suggests that Ceres is far icier than once thought and may have once been a muddy ...

"Once upon a time", said Space, Mars had "lots of liquid water" on its surface, with oceans, lakes and rivers, "but the water disappeared about 3 billion years ago". This means Mars rovers have ...

Extreme weather (climate change) ranked No. 1. The next three are changes to Earth systems, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, and natural resource shortages, in that order. All are considered ...

Scientists have finally found liquid water on Mars, and it's a huge deal! Buried under layers of ice near the planet’s south pole, this hidden lake gives hope that life might exist, or at least once ...

Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, has long intrigued scientists. Since its discovery in 1801 by astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, experts have debated what this giant, crater-covered object ...

NASA says the launch window for the Europa Clipper mission opens on October 10, spacecraft to fly for more than five years to its destination.

The Aquarius habitat and research station, run by NASA and Florida International University, is about 3.5 miles away from Key ...