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Take a tour of the Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

If the moon typically rises in the east, why will the 2017 total solar eclipse begin in the west?

An ancient mountain range on Mars preserves a complex volcanic and tectonic past imprinted with signs of water and ice interactions....

While scientists are still in heated debates about what exactly consciousness is, the University of Arizona's Stuart Hameroff and British physicist Sir Roger Penrose conclude that it is information stored at a quantum le...

The largest volcanic region on Earth has been found thousands of meters below the surface of the ice sheet covering Antarctica. A survey of the region of the West Antarctic Rift System has revealed 91 new volcanoes hidde...

Scientists have uncovered the largest volcanic region on Earth - two kilometers below the surface of the vast ice sheet that covers west Antarctica. The project, by Edinburgh University researchers, has revealed almost 1...

A new flyer aimed at non-English speakers was released by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and improves access to important safety information for the cross-country eclipse on Aug. 21.

Total solar eclipses reveal layers of the sun's atmosphere that can't be seen any other time. But solar scientists have to travel the world to see these rare events, and the weather doesn't always cooperate.

With just over a week remaining until the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, Amazon is reportedly issuing refunds to customers who purchased solar eclipse glasses that company has been unable to verify as reputable manufact...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A triad of August liftoffs from the Florida Space Coast inaugurates Monday, Aug. 14 with a science laden commercial SpaceX Dragon bound for the International Space Station (ISS) - loaded with o...