The Parker Solar Probe will swoop just 6.1 million kilometers above the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Scientists are ...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.

Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa.

On Christmas Eve, an autonomous spacecraft flew past the Sun, closer than any human-made object before it. Swooping through ...

This array of missions from NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and partners for 2025 reflects a busy year—and a dynamic and ...

A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...

NASA is working on a mission concept called SWIM, or Sensing With Independent Micro-swimmers. The idea is to develop a whole swarm of underwater robots that can work together to explore large areas.

Space agencies worldwide are gearing up missions in 2025 to expand humanity's horizons, from the moon and Mars to asteroids and beyond.