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Humanity's next giant leap could be enabled by nuclear thermal propulsion, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.

Elon Musk seems serious about terraforming Mars.

Both SpaceX and Boeing are busily preparing for the first crewed launches of their commercial spacecraft, and in case something goes wrong, they're simulating different types of emergencies.

More than a month after he reassigned the longtime head of its human spaceflight division, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Aug. 21 it may be several weeks before he appoints a successor. SpaceNews.com

A team of Caltech researchers developed a new method that shows what Earth would look like to extra-terrestrial observers, which could seriously aid in the hunt for habitable exoplanets. The post Earth is an Exoplanet to...

Two NASA astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) today to install a new docking port for incoming commercial crew spacecraft.

Today (Aug. 21) is the two-year anniversary of the Great American Solar Eclipse!

It's time for United Launch Alliance's Delta IV medium rocket to retire. Luckily, you have one last chance to watch the rocket launch live.

NASA awarded the Aerospace Corp. an engineering, evaluation and testing support contract with a maximum potential value of $621 million over nine years. SpaceNews.com

Vice President Mike Pence said that NASA's Artemis lunar program is "on track," speaking this week (Aug. 20) at the National Space Council.

Fleet operator ABS expects to wait until 2021 before planning additional satellites. SpaceNews.com

Researchers traveled to Iceland this summer to test a prototype rover and drone. These tests will help to inform the Mars 2020 operations team.

The United States has set new guidelines for launching safe and sustainable nuclear spacecraft on future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

In May 2019, after the wettest 12 months ever recorded in the Mississippi River Basin, the region was bearing the weight of 8 to 12 inches (200 to 300 millimeters) more water than average....

Over the next two weeks ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Drew Feustel and Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai will take part in a new NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission off the coast o...

Scientists have taken an important step towards revealing the mysterious source of methane on Mars, by refining estimates of the gas in the planet's atmosphere....

This star has a number of odd qualities, and may have had one of the most powerful explosions ever observed.

It could be possible, at least to some degree, with a novel system involving aerogel --

Today (Aug. 20), the National Space Council discussed how NASA might support a mixed-gender astronaut crew.

The drama of a total solar eclipse has astonished countless astronomers and amateurs, but few have channeled that astonishment as beautifully as artist Carol Prusa.

For better or worse, machine learning and big data are poised to transform the study of the heavens --

For better or worse, machine learning and big data are poised to transform the study of the heavens --