NASA's James Webb telescope has captured an incredible image in its 'best ever detail' - but something about the discovery is ...

New research may shine a light on part of outer space's great mysteries: the Oort Cloud. The Oort Cloud is the name given to a theorized group of potentially trillions of icy objects on the edge ...

The discoveries reflect common trends in archaeological research, which tends to strongly suggest ancient societies were far ...

When US astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams touched back down to Earth after their prolonged nine-month stint in outer space, captivated viewers were quick to note Williams ...

Dr. Ali Raja from Mass. General Hospital discusses Suni Williams' recovery in the weeks after her return from her monthslong stint in space.

Outer space is crowded, with more than eighty countries either owning or operating satellites. The types of actors are also increasingly diversifying. Space is no longer only a realm of states. A ...

In April 2010, Anderson returned to outer space again, this time aboard the space shuttle Discovery. After a 15-day mission, Discovery returned home April 20. He retired from NASA in 2013.

NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has completed a decade of discoveries, advancing the study of magnetic reconnection—a crucial process in space physics. The four-satellite fleet ...

Although it took forty years to produce 10,000 pieces of softball-sized space debris, that amount doubled over the next ten years, largely due to accidents and willful neglect. Most of the debris ...