Fram2's orbit flew Dragon on a north-to-south trajectory in low Earth orbit at an altitude of about 271 miles (437 kilometers ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class of planets.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ ...

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

For a pilot, the first signs of flying into an ash cloud can include sudden darkness, fluctuating airspeed, and landing ...

Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously ...

Super-Earths, larger planets similar to Earth, are far more common across the universe than scientists previously believed, ...

ALMA observations of carbon monoxide emission from 15 protoplanetary disks reveal a stunning variety of gas structures, ...

Once upon a time, Earth was strutting its stuff with a dazzling ring system, just like its buddy Saturn! But hold onto your space helmets, because a wild cosmic collision sent those rings spinning ...

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

"This caught our attention," Charles Black, the founder of the Earth and space ... ranges like the Rockies, the vivid aqua of Caribbean waters, and beyond. "You see a beautiful planet and a ...