To make those cuts happen — a total of $3.6 billion — NASA would have to close the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, and cancel the mission that will bring back samples of Mars ...

A NASA photo authentically shows “otherworldly wreckage" on Mars. Rating: Miscaptioned (About this rating?) Context: While the photograph is genuine, what it shows is the NASA lander's aeroshell ...

Katy Perry just went to space, and the whole thing feels kinda … whatever. The “E.T.” singer took a short break from this “Woman’s World” April 14 to be among the stars. She was ...

While the photograph is genuine, what it shows is the NASA lander's aeroshell (heat-shielded protective shell) – initially launched from Earth – and not “otherwordly wreckage,” as posts on ...

Astronomy Space photo of the week: Cotton candy clouds shine in one of Hubble's most beautiful images ever Astronomy Space photo of the week: Hubble zooms in on the glittering galaxy next door ...

A four-to-five-meter rigid aeroshell using classic heat-resistant materials is suitable for returning up to one and a half metric tons from space. Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator ...

Bowe is the first Bahamian and Nguyen the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in space. They joined a small group of 52 prior passengers with the New Shepard program who have made the quick ...

Gayle King has been on the receiving end of backlash and criticism from pop fans, outspoken celebrities, and even some of her own friends since returning to Earth from the 11-minute space flight ...

Longtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who has ventured to space four times, returned to Earth on Saturday night from the International Space Station. Pettit, who turned 70 on Sunday, landed at 9:20 ...

That now classic tagline (from Alien, one of the greatest science-fiction horror movies ever made) hinges on a big assumption that most of us broadly make: space is empty. And it is—mostly.

Extended time in space can bring changes to human physiology and psychology. NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are returning to Earth after spending an unplanned ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finally returned to Earth after spending a total of 286 days in space MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty It was a momentous homecoming for ...