NASA has identified a newly discovered near-Earth asteroid which has sparked interest due to its potential for impact.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has backed a mission to Mars to investigate the remarkable 'square structure' (pictured) that was ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

BILLIONAIRE duo Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are set to do battle in a supersonic race to the stars with both men now officially leaving orbit. The business moguls are vying to be crowned as the kings ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...

NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday that the chance of the asteroid impacting Earth is slightly more than 1%.

The most infamous asteroid impact occurred 66 million years ago, when a six-mile-wide space rock triggered a global winter, ...

NASA's MARVL project is developing a modular nuclear electric propulsion system for faster Mars travel. Robotic in-space assembly and advanced cooling tech could cut trip times in half.

NASA's two stuck astronauts are taking their first spacewalk together, exiting the International Space Station almost eight ...

NASA has affirmed a plan it set last year to work with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in returning two astronauts from the International Space Station, saying it will do so “as soon as practical,” the day after ...

NASA's asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals that may have seeded early Earth with life's building blocks.

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...