A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station ...

NASA just launched rockets into the northern lights and captured the hidden electricity that powers them.

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

NASA has pulled off a high-flying aurora investigation, launching three rockets into the glowing northern lights over Alaska. One mission targeted mysterious dark patches called black auroras, while ...

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...

NASA launched two rockets from Alaska this week to learn more about the electrical "circuitry" within auroras.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered some of the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars, and scientists say ordinary geology may not fully explain them.

Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

Public opposition to the military’s plan to build up to seven telescopes in a state conservation district atop Haleakalā has been mounting in recent weeks, after the release of a draft environmental ...

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