The goal of enabling extended deep-space exploration is driving NASA, space agencies, and private players to explore nuclear ...

Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell's experience in space led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which explores the science behind psychic and spiritual phenomena.

Supernovas are powerful explosions marking the death of massive stars. They spread elements like carbon, calcium, and iron ...

Virginia's space industry faces both opportunities and challenges, as it works with the federal government at a time of great political uncertainty over spending and support from agencies under ...

NASA astronauts Scott Tingle and Mike Fincke will be commander ... Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft as part of a deal after its 10-year run of launches atop Antares rockets ended with the Aug. 1 launch ...

As part of this, the research team calculated the supernova rate within 20 parsecs of the Sun, or approximately 65 ...

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A new study reveals that supernova explosions may have caused two mass extinctions on Earth 372 million and 445 million years ...

March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will bring a stunning total lunar eclipse, turning the Moon a deep reddish hue in ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Keele University say these ...

NASA’s two-for-one launch of its newest space telescope, SPHEREx — designed to seek out the key ingredients for life in the Milky Way — alongside a sun-focused mission called PUNCH is facing ...

NASA told its staff Monday that the space agency will start cutting its ranks − including the office of its chief scientist − as part of a "broader governmentwide restructuring effort.