Learn what science payloads are being shipped aboard Cargo Dragon to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CRS-31 ...

A cryptic announcement raises questions about the type of weapons and how they could be used. We talked to an expert about the consequences.

Space Science Week is the joint meeting of the Space Studies Board of the U.S. National Academies discipline committees in collaboration with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Board on ...

Science fiction movies set in space are not supposed to be completely true to real life, but one 2013 film was especially ...

The International Space Station is a microgravity research lab hosting groundbreaking technology demonstrations and scientific investigations. More than 3,700 investigations conducted to date have ...

On a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston last week, President Trump promised American astronauts would establish a permanent presence on the Moon before pushing forward to Mars. “Our ...

A new paradigm is taking shape in the space industry as the countries and entities accessing space continue to grow and diversify. This dynamic landscape creates both competition and potential for ...

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Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released the first National Cislunar Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy to address how U.S. S&T leadership will support responsible, ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first educator ...

The Spark Science Center is celebrating World Space Week with two hands-on programs, and a week later it will launch a new ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, an infrared observatory, is set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, to begin creating an atlas of the cosmos. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...