A massive airplane-sized asteroid named (2026 JP1) is set to fly past Earth on May 20, 2026. Scientists say it is safe, but ...

Researchers expected to find "a gradual increase in artificial light at night," but instead saw "much more nuanced patterns," ...

Nuclear power plants are safer than many suspect. But putting reactors in space is a concept with a checkered history. One ...

A new NASA satellite will test critical technologies for storing and transferring super-chilled, cryogenic fuels in space in ...

The first color image of the whole Earth prompted people to think of home, and the environment, in a new way, writes Stewart Brand.

So why is NASA launching fewer telescopes and planetary science missions than it did a quarter-century ago? The answer is ...

Using data from NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission, scientists identified the Zwan-Wolf effect in ...

What the devil does the fashion industry in The Devil Wears Prada 2 have to do with NASA?

The report, known as the PESTO Search for Life Instrumentation Study, examines how scientists can better detect biological ...

Maps can show more than just where things are—they can also show how things change. New maps of artificial light reveal a planet that has been reshaping its nights through patterns of brightening and ...