New research suggests that amino acids, the fundamental components of life, may have arrived on Earth carried by interstellar ...

The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research ...

"Awards like these are a critical component of our incubator program for future missions, which combines government ...

It's obvious to most people as soon as they set foot in a place they know well—like their childhood bedroom or a former ...

Astronomers spotted nine galaxies with characteristics that have never been seen as a collection before. It's possible this ...

Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...

Strange cosmic objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are presently puzzling astronomers. The odd ...

At 710 meters (just under half a mile) wide, this space rock sets a record for how fast it spins on its axis: about one ...

New research tracks young planets around a nearby star, showing how large, gas-rich worlds shrink over time to become the most common planets in the galaxy ...

A NASA team using the Hubble Space Telescope found an object in space never recorded before, nicknamed “Cloud-9." ...

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...