The map that NASA launched in 1972 could lead extraterrestrials to Earth. A new map, nearly 50 years later, provides even better directions. A sparkling mass containing at least half a million ...

A Giant Leap in Earth Observation. This new satellite, named NISAR (short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), is expected to lift off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre near Chennai on June 18.

Curious dolphins welcomed NASA astronauts back to Earth after their 9-month saga stuck in space. Story by ...

NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captured a photo of Arsia Mons, a giant volcano on Mars. Arsia Mons stands 20 kilometers high, surpassing Earth's Mauna Loa volcano by double its height.

Forget what you've heard about the Great Wall of China being the biggest man-made marvel visible from space. NASA has set the ...

NASA has captured a breathtaking image of Arsia Mons, one of Mars' most massive volcanoes, towering nearly twice the height of any mountain on Earth. Captured at dawn by the 2001 Mars Odyssey ...

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a long-running, data-rich mission designed to map and study the Moon in unprecedented detail. Launched on June 18, 2009, LRO has remained in orbit around ...

In 2006, a small, little-known company named Space Exploration Technologies Corporation — SpaceX, for short — won a NASA contract to ferry cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.

Experts at NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies have updated the 2024 YR4’s chance of hitting the Moon in 2032 to 4.3 per cent ...

Cosmic chaos: NASA simulations reveal Earth could be ejected by a rogue star before the Sun dies. Mercury, for instance, is already the wild card of the inner planets.

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a digital camera that will create an unparalleled map of the cosmos.