NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has begun beaming back photographs of the surface of Pluto as it approaches the dwarf planet. . Report by Conor Mcnally.

Scott Kelly and his twin brother, Mark Kelly—also an astronaut—were the subjects of the study that sought to find out exactly what happens to the body after a year in space. Scott stayed on the International Space Station from March 2015 to March 2016, while Mark remained on Earth. This was the fina

Launched nearly 28 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our understanding of the cosmos, allowing us to calculate the age of the universe and the rate at which it is expanding. Hubble has allow us to peer back to almost the origins of the universe, to locations more than 13.4 billion li...

Flying from Orlando, FL the crew recorded on video rare footage of Discovery's final launch as it embarks on STS-133.

When Wylie Overstreet set up his telescope outside on a whim, he had no idea he would inspire awe in hundreds of strangers on the streets of Los Angeles, reminding them of their common humanity.

Astronomers are combing through fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope in a never-ending quest to find ever-more-distant galaxies. However, the observatory is still studying a variety of objects, from insanely detailed images of Jupiter to the most distant known star.

The European spacecraft Rosetta has become the first ever to catch up with a comet. It is a landmark step in a decade-long mission that scientists hope will help unlock some of the secrets of the solar system. Rosetta will accompany comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko on its trip around the sun and land ...

In less than 10 years NASA’s "Orion" will take us to places we've previously only dreamed about. Janet Shamlian explores the Spacecraft that may take us back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond.

John Glenn, NASA astronaut, U.S. Senator and the first American to orbit the planet, died on December 8, 2016 at the age of 95. Senator John Glenn, an american hero and role model for young americans who admire the work of NASA and would like to make a career of space exploration, was the first amer...

A plane powered by the sun's rays landed in Hawaii on Friday, July 3, 2015 after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan.