It's hard to pick a favorite view of space, but many astronomers hold dear the Pillars of Creation, a stunning cloud of interstellar gas and dust that resembles a human hand. Now NASA scientists ...

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The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early Monday hours from Florida aboard a ...

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040. The year 2025 isn't even a week old and NASA is already ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA recently released this stunning animation of the dwarf planet Ceres' mysterious white spots that scientists have only just begun to understand. Video courtesy ...

Launched 40 years ago, the Voyager space probes are on a grand tour of the cosmos that nearly ended at Saturn. Launched in August and September 1977, NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft have opened ...

One of the features of the region resembles a dragon. Learn more about it in this NASA tour. VIDEO: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI) MUSIC: High Street Music SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, Olivia C.

Images Group via Getty Images) Not much is known about Ariel. NASA’s Voyager 2 photographed it in 1986 during its tour of the planets, but only a third of its surface was imaged. Hints that ...

As we approach 2025, major players in space exploration including NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin are gearing up for everything from lunar exploration to Mars missions. Here are the most notable ...