Smithsonian curator Carolyn Russo’s new book The Ascent of Rauschenberg explores the artist's fascination with flight ...

In October 1957, a 7-year-old girl stood in a backyard in Lucknow, India, watching a tiny point of light streak across the dawn sky. That glimpse of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, ...

She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to take out a ...

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission has been delayed until at least March due to technical issues. A hydrogen leak was discovered in the Space Launch System rocket during a prelaunch test. A subsequent test ...

NASA vs SpaceX rockets represent two powerful approaches shaping modern space exploration. One reflects decades of government-led engineering built for deep-space reliability, while the other pushes ...

NASA has delayed astronauts' upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site. The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb ...

A scientist argued that a Viking lander experiment in 1976 detected microbial life on Mars and urged NASA to repeat the tests before future missions. Why Elon Musk says saving for retirement will be ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is at a “crossroads” in deciding how to handle logistics for the lunar Gateway as it considers alternative approaches. NASA selected SpaceX in 2020 for the Gateway Logistics ...

A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding across the runway on its belly and sending plumes of flame behind it, a video posted to ...

NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple crewed ...

On Dec. 23, 1975, the American Freedom Train rolled into Pomona, and with it arrived one of the first big Bicentennial events in Southern California. The train had 26 cars, 10 of them filled with ...