The James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, will launch on December 18, 2021.

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program's 2021 fall campaign is now underway in New Mexico, launching the first three of eight missions in August

A drag sail that a team at Purdue University developed to pull launch vehicles in space back to Earth is scheduled to undergo a test launch

As scientists prepare for crewed missions to nearby planets and moons, they've identified a need for something beyond rovers and rockets.

A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present ever—a supply ship bearing ice cream and other treats.

When the Space X23 rocket launches to resupply the International Space Station, it will carry two experiments designed to sustain humans

FLPP oversees system studies and research activities to foster new and disruptive technologies which have the potential to reduce cost.

When we search for life out there in the galaxy, we base our efforts on what we know. So far, we know only one planet that has yielded life.

Gravity is the weird, mysterious glue that binds the Universe together, but that's not the limit of its charms.

The asteroid credited with the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago likely originated from the outer half of the solar system

A team of NASA researchers has developed a technique to predict radiation risk on the International Space Station for future exploration.

NASA is helping the legacy of inspiration, hope, and diversity fostered by the creator of Star Trek to live long and prosper.

Designed to build landing pads, roads, and even homes, it could help humans become an interplanetary species.

As NASA prepares for its "next giant leap"—meaning astronauts on Mars—technology developed by 3D printing construction is paving the way

The last major space weather event struck the Earth in 1859. Smaller, but still significant, space weather events occur regularly.

Imagine descending into a cave carved out by lava to work alongside a rover about the size of Spirit and Opportunity on Mars

Among our solar system’s many moons, Saturn’s Titan stands out – it’s the only moon with a substantial atmosphere and liquid on the surface.

Newly released timelapse footage from the US space agency shows "the major aircraft sections" of NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology jet

NASA wants standards for evaluating claims of extraterrestrial life to help the public judge if discoveries are believable or not

Can you make food from thin air? NASA asked the same question and the challenge of feeding a year-long space mission led to a discovery