F.10 Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) solicits development and flight of a ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to cosmic ...

New analysis of decades-old data has turned up a significant result: the first discovery of ammonia-bearing compounds on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa.

A total lunar eclipse will redden the Moon on March 3, 2026. Here’s what you need to know. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes directly between the Sun and Moon, casting a gigantic shadow across ...

A candidate planet that might be remarkably similar to Earth, HD 137010 b, has one potentially big difference: It could be colder than perpetually frozen Mars.

Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element ...

Reed-covered mounds exposed by declining water levels reveal an unexpected network of freshwater springs that feed directly into the lake basin.

Images from Earth's Moon, the only world beyond Earth where humans have set foot.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter blasted off from Cape Canaveral in 2005, on a search for evidence that water persisted on the surface of Mars for long periods of time. While other Mars missions ...

Images on the Golden Record The following is a partial listing of pictures electronically placed on the golden records which are carried onboard the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.

A golden phonograph record was attached to each of the Voyager spacecraft that were launched almost 25 years ago. One of the purposes was to send a message to extraterrestrials who might find the ...

The Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) in 2021. By January 2025, the A-Train included only two remaining satellites, OCO-2 and GCOM-W1. Aqua and Aura continue to collect science data; however, they ...