Elon Musk’s SpaceX dominates the news these days, but a host of oddballs involved in space exploration came before him.

Ninety years ago today, on March 28, 1935, Robert H. Goddard launched the first gyroscopically-stabilized liquid-fueled ...

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, shares wisdom and encouragement with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King ahead of King's upcoming Blue Origin launch.

According to scientists, this ambipolar electric field is thought to be just as crucial to Earth as both gravity and ...

The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...

“There is evidence that liquid water existed in Gale Crater for millions of years and probably much longer, which means there ...

Sounding rockets launched from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, lit up the night sky for miles ...

"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

Two NASA sounding rockets launched from Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks early Tuesday morning in a mission aimed ...

The NASA rover "Curiosity" discovered what scientists say is the largest ever seen organic molecules on Mars, raising ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

The administrator of NASA is among the most high-profile of these positions. Nearly four months ago Trump nominated private ...