Nearly five decades after launch, Voyager 1 is still moving, further and deeper into space than any human-made object before it. From Earth, it now operates in total isolation—far beyond the orbit of ...

Scientists have pulled back the curtain on one of the most extreme solar regions seen in decades, tracking it almost nonstop ...

As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that ...

From a return to the moon to telescope launches, there's plenty of exciting events to expect from space this year ...

By combining observations from two space missions, scientists were able to follow one exceptionally active region on the Sun for months, revealing how its magnetic structure evolved over time. Our sun ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is ready for a planned flyby of Venus on Sunday after the agency fixed its communications system. ESA officials commonly refer to ...

A space mission led by professors from the University of Iowa launched in California on Wednesday. The “TRACERS Spacecraft” was in development for eight years. The university held a launch party for ...

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NASA's Lucy mission is key to helping us understand the early history of our solar system as it studies asteroids like the Donaldjohanson. Named after the paleoanthropologist who co-discovered the ...

Venus’ extreme atmosphere has long prevented direct observation of its surface. A space probe managed to transmit critical ...

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has requested the Smithsonian Institution conduct an internal investigation for “a potential violation of the Anti-Lobbying Act” tied to his efforts to move a NASA space ...