Astronomers analyzing archived NASA data have stumbled upon a cosmic event unlike anything seen before—a brief but intense ...

China plans to establish a deep-sea research station by 2030 in the South China Sea at a depth of 2,000 meters. This ...

What an amateur astronomer recently took to be a newly-discovered asteroid turned out to be a Tesla Roadster voyaging through ...

In 1977, a mysterious 72-second space signal was detected. Was it aliens? Explore the Wow! Signal. In 1977, astronomers detected the Wow! Signal, a mysterious 72-second radio burst from deep space ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.

High-energy particles rain down on Earth constantly, but scientists have now detected a doozy: a neutrino blasting in from ...

Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could pose problems for long-distance space travel ...

Scientists are developing a new space propulsion system that uses water as fuel, promising a more sustainable way to explore ...

These projects aim to develop novel solutions to some of NASA’s highest priority risks to human health and performance during deep-space exploration missions. “The Institute is proud to fund this ...

Ptolemy, the first century Greek astronomer and mathematician, made his observations of the night skies with the naked eye. In 1609, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei upended the Earth ...