Gamma-ray bursts are not uncommon, but ones like the seven-hour burst detected in 2025 definitely are. Scientists now have an idea about what caused it.

NASA has awarded Vast the contract to fly the sixth Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station, a deal that positions the relatively young company alongside Axiom Space as one of ...

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 ...

Officials have directed the space agency to pause funds for a host of science missions the White House originally pushed to cancel in its 2026 budget request, according to a letter sent to the ...

California-based aerospace company Vast partnered with NASA to send four private astronauts to the International Space Station for up to two weeks.

NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

NASA has begun another practice launch countdown for its first moonshot in decades with astronauts. The first test was halted ...

NASA has pulled off a high-flying aurora investigation, launching three rockets into the glowing northern lights over Alaska. One mission targeted mysterious dark patches called black auroras, while ...

The four Crew-12 astronauts brought the International Space Station’s staff back to seven after a month of operating with three people on board.

"We don’t know where they are,” said NASA’s planetary defense officer Kelly Fast at the AAAS conference in Arizona this week.

Four new crew members are on their way to the International Space Station after launching into orbit early Friday morning ...

Astronauts are flying to the moon for the first time since 1972, and scientists are preparing specialized space suits for the ...