The space agency aims to send four astronauts around the moon early next year—and bring them safely home through intense heat ...

A NASA spacecraft launched seven years ago is set to touch down in the Utah desert on Sunday carrying the largest-ever sample from an asteroid. Osiris-REx collected rocks and debris from the surface ...

A conception of NASA's Europa Clipper approaching the ice-covered world, Europa. A NASA probe, the length of a basketball court, is headed to the tantalizing world Europa. "It's perhaps one of the ...

There are only two human spacecraft in interstellar space. And their fuel is dwindling. "The Voyagers have been deep space rock stars since launch, and we want to keep it that way as long as possible, ...

NASA will have a spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX guide the International Space Station's destruction later this decade, the agency announced Wednesday. The National Aeronautics and Space ...

Boeing’s Starliner capsule is shown docked to the International Space Station with a turning Earth in the background. (NASA Photo) NASA has decided it’s too risky to have Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft ...

Behold the volcano-blanketed moon, Io. After swooping by Jupiter's tortured moon on Feb. 3, NASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back some of the closest-ever images of this unique world. The agency's deep ...

There are only two human spacecraft in interstellar space. And their fuel is dwindling. Voyager 1 — launched in 1977 and now over 15.6 billion miles from Earth — started out with 10 science ...

NASA will have a spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX guide the International Space Station's destruction after its retirement in 2030. The agency awarded an $843 million contract to SpaceX to build the ...