space exploration

Canadian astronauts will join the first space mission to the Moon in 2023. “I am proud to announce another first: Canada will join the U.S. on the first crewed mission ...

Commentary At a recent online seminar, former NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin warned that if the United States doesn't make some changes, China ...

The little planet that’s had so little attention will finally get a little more acknowledgement—in seven years. A ...

Commentary The Trump administration wants the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to focus on deep space exploration, ...

Astronomers have observed a large black hole consuming the remains of a destroyed star for an unusually long ...

China on Sunday recovered an experimental probe launched aboard a new generation rocket, marking another milestone in its ...

The "habitable zone" is the region around a star in which water on a planet's surface is liquid ...

From astronauts breaking records for the longest amount of time spent in space to experiments growing food and ...

This week though I had no doubts that I wouldn’t be the only one excited as I discussed ...

One solitary asteroid might be worth trillions of dollars in platinum and other metals. Exploiting these resources could ...

It (could be) life Jim, but (perhaps) not as we know it.

People who have seen Earth from space report a “cognitive shift in awareness.”

Space travel leads to many changes in the human body. But if you're planning an out-of-this-world trip, here ...

For nearly 40 years, the phrase "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" has resonated ...

Astronomers have much to celebrate in the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (IYL). Until the 1930s, ...

NASA's New Horizons space probe has sent back the first set of high-resolution images of Pluto ever seen.

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve read that the “first Earth-like exoplanet” has been discovered.

The New Horizons space probe voyage to Pluto has helped to create new interest in learning about our ...

The bill, expected to be signed into law by the president, will give companies the right to minerals ...

A journey to the beginning of the universe lurched forward Monday with a trek over just a few ...

Humankind marked an off-the-planet pinnacle Monday: the 15th anniversary of continuous residency at the International Space Station.

Gravitational waves have long been a fascination among physicists. First posited by Albert Einstein in 1915, gravitational waves ...

Last month, the blueprint for such a tower was finally patented by Thoth, a Canadian tech company. The ...

Pluto, a celestial oddball, could tell us a lot about the formation of the Solar System. A probe ...

New Horizons is more than a decade old. Is it up for it's grand mission?

The spectacular failure of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last week underscores a growing problem for NASA: its ...

Space exploration has taken a small step forward with a new mission to the International Space Station (ISS).