To avoid Swift being dragged down low enough to hit Earth’s atmosphere, NASA tapped an Arizona-based startup to launch a ...

With deep family roots in Worcester and a graduate of South High, with extensive connections to both Clark University and WPI, Robert Goddard is our international hero.

Anticipated summer launch is cutting it fine NASA has ended most science operations on its Swift observatory to keep the ...

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These are some of the best space museums in the United States that showcase space exploration through interactive exhibits, artifacts, and real-life stories from astronauts.

Solar activity during Solar Cycle 25 has superheated Earth's upper atmosphere, puffing it outward and accelerating Swift's descent from an initial 585 km to below 400 km altitude by early February.

The first manned mission of the Artemis program won’t land on the moon, but it aims to take four astronauts farther from the Earth than anyone has gone before.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman took charge of the U.S. civilian space agency on Dec. 18. At his first news conference, he announced that SpaceX Crew-11 was leaving the International Space Station ...

A second NASA sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in a mission to study a form ...

On Tuesday, Feb. 17 , the Earth will witness an annular solar eclipse — commonly called a ring of fire .

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar ...