The launch window for a small satellite developed in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) opened this week at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...

From the Artemis II moon mission to searching for signs of life on distant plants, 2026 will be a big year for space.

As 2025 draws to a close, we look back at the year and, in the world of science, at the findings that have kept the world on its toes. Space aficionados, in particular, have had a thrilling time.

Explore the beauty and mystery of real planets in the universe. This video features footage from Storyblocks and NASA, ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Astronomers tracking a nearby star system thought they had spotted an exoplanet reflecting light from its star. Then it ...

Exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b, orbiting a pulsar, possesses an unprecedented helium-and-carbon-dominated atmosphere, characterized by molecular carbon (C3 and C2) and soot clouds, a composition unlike any ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

In astronomy, there is a concept called "degeneracy." It has nothing to do with delinquent people, but instead is used to describe data that could be interpreted multiple ways. In some cases, that ...

Experiments have revealed that the interaction between a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a molten planet leads to high levels of water production. Through this process, planets could be enriched with ...

An “escape artist” dog who disappeared from its California home in 2021 was miraculously found tied to a fence at a shelter more than 2,000 miles away — just in time for a “Christmas miracle” as its ...