Do we know what space actually smells like? And what about other planets, moons, and celestial bodies? Here's what the ...

On Sept. 2, 2016, the European Space Agency finally located Philae, its long-lost comet lander. Philae is a spacecraft about the size of a washing machine, and it was dropped off at Comet 67P by ...

The Science Museum reopens its star attraction. Any kid who ever went to London's Science Museum — going generations back — ...

A powerful software tool capable of accurately modelling how cameras capture light could help democratise the development ...

We may one day be able to forecast powerful solar storms capable of devastating Earth’s electronics more than half a day in advance, following a successful test of the approach using the Solar Orbiter ...

Radioisotope power systems (RPS) keep spacecraft going with nuclear batteries. Until now, RPS operated using a plutonium isotope, but researchers have found that an isotope of americium could keep ...

The spacecraft should reach the Jupiter system in July 2031. During the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), a boxy spacecraft with solar wings in the shape of crosses flew right by Venus — if all ...

A triple threat of spacecraft will launch later this month to study the influence of the Sun that causes space weather events on Earth and in orbit, leading to advanced warning and a better ...

A bacterial species found in spacecraft clean rooms can survive intensive antimicrobial cleaning by going dormant, new research finds. That’s important because other clean-room survivors had been ...

NASA's IMAP mission, launching in late September from KSC, will study solar wind and its impact on Earth. IMAP will travel to Lagrange Point 1, a million miles from Earth, to collect data and provide ...

A Russian Progress freighter launched toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 11) on a mission to deliver several tons of cargo for the station's astronaut crew. A Soyuz rocket lifted off ...

The X-37B was meant to rescue astronauts. Now, it's flying multi-year missions for the Pentagon with an unknown payload. Some say it's a spy. Others think it's armed. Whether it's testing solar panels ...