Earth is facing two major natural threats: one from deep space and one from beneath our feet. In this playlist, we look at ...

NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen if a space rock really were on a collision course with our planet. The ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at how a new discovery could lead to unsinkable ships, the billions invested ...

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If there were ever an animal that seemed built for space, it might be the water bear. Also known as tardigrades, these microscopic creatures already s.

An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in ...

What we're seeing in the nebula is, in a sense, a moment of death that lays the groundwork for a new birth. The dying star ...

All told, the Trump administration's proposal was to slash NASA's budget all the way down to $18.8 billion, a 24% drop and ...

As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some ...

Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.

As 4 astronauts gear up to circle the Moon for the first time in five decades, NASA's Artemis II mission signals a new era ...

Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous ...