The mysterious Oort cloud is the source of many of our solar system's comets, but astronomers still have no idea what it ...

With the "city-killer" Y24 asteroid headed for Earth, the world's largest space agencies are exploring ways to halt its ...

Other concepts include Lunar Glass Structure, or LUNGS, which involves in-situ melting of lunar glass compounds and novel ...

A new letter addressed to acting NASA chief Janet Petro calls out the space agency for failing to answer questions raised by ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

In addition to engineers, NASA's workforce includes professionals in fields such as mathematics, science, accounting, writing ...

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

NASA confirmed it may have sidestepped sweeping layoffs that were expected, potentially saving hundreds of newly hired ...

The aerospace giant's loss may be other companies' gain, with SpaceX and Blue Origin among the prime potential beneficiaries.

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...

A private space traveler and jet-fighter pilot, Jared Isaacman is preparing to run the U.S. space program after decades ...

On Sunday afternoon, the Cal Poly Physics Department hosted a NASA Pre-Launch event, complete with astronomy presentations, ...