"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

On August 6, the China Manned Space Agency successfully tested a high-fidelity mockup of its 26-ton "Lanyue" lunar lander. The test, conducted outside of Beijing, used giant tethers to simulate lunar ...

A former NASA administrator has told the US Senate Commerce Committee that it is "highly unlikely" the US will return humans ...

On Sept. 14, 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 2 -- known informally as Lunik 2 -- became the first Earth-launched space vehicle to ...

Saturn’s spectacular rings are easily visible because they’re made of highly reflective ice. But do other planets in our ...

The full moon isn't the only thrilling object in the sky this month. The planet Saturn will be at its biggest and brightest ...

"We want to look at the effects of long-term exposure to space — as if the Zylon material is going for a potential six- to nine-month mission to Mars." ...