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The International Space Station celebrates its birthday today, 15 years after the first module was launched in 1998.

Many skywatchers tracking Comet ISON don't want to get their hopes up about the recent brightening of the possible "comet of the century."

Tam O'Shaughnessy, Sally Ride's life partner and chair, board of directors of Sally Ride Science, is seen with President Barack Obama as she prepares to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of Dr. Ride, Wed...

(Phys.org) --One or more fragments may have detached from comet ISON in the past days, as two wing-shaped features in the comet's atmosphere suggest. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MP...

When NASA's Glory spacecraft plunged into the Pacific Ocean in 2011, scientists were concerned they would have no way to prevent a lengthy gap in their observations of solar energy, the primary driver of Earth's climate.

When NASA's Glory spacecraft plunged into the Pacific Ocean in 2011, scientists were concerned they would have no way to prevent a lengthy gap in their observations of solar energy, the primary driver of Earth's climate.

Nelson's bill is expected to be filed this evening (Nov. 21).

Inspiration Mars -- which is led by multimillionaire Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist -- hopes to partner with NASA, using some of the space agency's equipment and an infusion of federal money to get off the ...

The Kennedy Space Center's Director (and former astronaut) shares his memories of building the International Space Station with SPACE.com's @MiriKramer and talks about its accomplishments.

When Neil Armstrong took humanity's first otherworldly steps in 1969, he didn't know what a nuisance the lunar soil beneath his feet would prove to be. The scratchy dust clung to everything it touched, causing scientific...

(Phys.org) --Astronomers have long sought strong evidence that Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, is producing a jet of high-energy particles. Finally they have found it,...

Once in a lifetime, a physicist may get a chance to test his theories and simulations in a real-life event that changes the course of his scientific life. But rarely does that opportunity literally fall from the sky.

The recently returned to Earth NASA astronaut talks about adjusting to gravity and her time on the International Space Station with SPACE.com's @MiriKramer.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory: New evidence has been uncovered for the presence of a jet of high-energy particles blasting out of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.

When Neil Armstrong took humanity's first otherworldly steps in 1969, he didn't know what a nuisance the lunar soil beneath his feet would prove to be. The scratchy dust clung to everything it touched, causing scientific...

A Florida State University scientist has uncovered what may be the first recognized example of ancient Martian crust.

The brilliant band of the Milky Way dazzles over Mount Rainier National Park in an amazing new image.

Once a subtropical storm, now a tropical storm, Melissa made the transition on Nov. 20 as NASA's TRMM satellite passed overhead and measured rainfall rates within the storm.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: Science observations by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity have been suspended for a few days while engineers run tests to check possible causes of a voltage change detected o...

The rockets will be ready for launch starting in 2015.

The Mars meteorite NWA 7533 is 4.4 billion years old and contains evidence of long-ago asteroid strikes, suggesting that the rock came from the Red Planet's ancient and cratered southern highlands, researchers said.

As NASA prepares to launch a new Martian probe, a Florida State University scientist has uncovered what may be the first recognized example of ancient Martian crust.