Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway ...

China has now landed two missions on the moon's mysterious far side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China has landed on the moon ...

After a 500 million mile journey, a piece of the asteroid Bennu is now on display at the Smithsonian. But how did it get here? Ellyn Lapointe The Smithsonian is the first institution to display a ...

There’s a lot of energy right now around taking big leaps with deep-space missions, as sustained lunar activity and Mars exploration gain momentum. Commercial players are leading, but major leaps ...

Spaceflight and exploration have changed tremendously over the past 25 years. Since 1999, we've seen the birth of a vibrant private spaceflight sector, led by Elon Musk's SpaceX, and the rise of an ...

It's been a "sub-nominal" few days in the spaceflight realm. What connects these recent failures is that the spacecraft involved were developed by commercial companies, not NASA, as they seek to carve ...