Today marks exactly six decades since the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established.
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is now on the hunt for habitable extrasolar worlds.
The third rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo provided its pilots with a spectacular view of our planet.
Scientists believe that they have identified a body of water situated beneath the planet's south polar ice cap.
A new study has highlighted two periods in the Moon's distant past when it may have actually supported life.
Scientists have discovered that the Milky Way once had a sibling that was consumed by our neighboring galaxy.
A number of personal mementos Armstrong took with him to the Moon are set to go up for sale at auction.
The European Space Agency is offering a prize to the person who manages to come up with the winning name.
Adaptive optics technology has now made it possible for ground telescopes to take extremely sharp images.
The discovery means that the gas giant has a total of 79 moons - more than any other planet in the solar system.
Named BlackFly, the new aerial vehicle doesn't require a pilot's license and will cost the same as a typical SUV.
Peculiar surface features that resemble large spiders can be seen in the latest image from NASA's Mars orbiter.
A particle that has traveled from deep space could help scientists to unravel the mysteries of the universe.
Originating deep in the universe, the radio blast is from a quasar - the luminous active nucleus of a distant galaxy.
Back in 2017, Cassini picked up the sounds of plasma waves travelling between Saturn and Enceladus.
Set to launch in December, the lander will touch down on the lunar surface in February of next year.
New photographs have emerged showing the distinctive bright spots on Ceres in unprecedented detail.
Bacteria that mutate during a trip in to space could become a threat to life on Earth, scientists claim.
NASA's $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe will be venturing closer to the Sun than any spacecraft in history.
A new study has managed to prove that Einstein's theory still holds up even under extreme conditions.