The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...

Brown researchers create more efficient design for lightsails — thin membranes that use light to travel through space.

In groundbreaking photos, eclipse chasers captured the elusive solar corona during a partially eclipsed sunrise/moonrise in Quebec. It could change eclipse chasing forever.

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has ...

Although asteroids make for splashy headlines, the likelihood of them creating a humanity-ending event is very unlikely.

Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.

New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models ...

Why it's so special: The death of a star can be the catalyst for one of the most beautiful sights in ... of some stars as they expel their outer layers into space. Planetary nebulas like NGC ...

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.

Technological advances have democratized outer space ... expand its space presence via an acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, but the company walked away after hearing regulators object.