China search for Earth 2.0 leads a bold 2026–2030 space plan to probe the early universe, our Sun, and Earth-like exoplanets.

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

As of Friday, Nov. 28, the moon phase is First Quarter. This means 53% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

December's full moon is also known as the "Long Night Moon"—and can symbolize turning inward, slowing down and reflecting.

From its first detection using an instrument designed in part by teams based in the Bay, to follow-up orbit analysis ...

The Artemis II astronauts will be eating meals aboard the Orion spacecraft for 10 days as they fly around the moon.

Chinese astronauts who were set to return Nov. 5 had been in space since April. But the Shenzhou 20 spacecraft meant to carry ...

A crew of four research volunteers stepped inside NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat on Oct. 19, marking the start of the agency’s second 378-day simulated Mars ...

China's first emergency space launch went ahead without incident on Tuesday, as the country plugged safety risks at its ...

NASA is headed back to the moon, sort of, and they want you to join their mission crew as they work towards the inevitable ...

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are ...

Scientists traced the Moon's parent planet Theia to the inner Solar System, solving a 4.5-billion-year mystery.