Learn about the first images of low-mass stars captured by SPARCS, a nanosatellite that could provide insight into exoplanets ...

NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering a real test of planetary defense ...

NASA’s DART mission changed the Dimorphos' asteroid orbit around the Sun, proving spacecraft impacts could help defend Earth.

While heat waves in the southern part of the Golden State may vary from humid to dry, climate experts say recent studies have shown a shift toward more humid events. The JPL study ...

With the first images from the spacecraft now in hand, the team behind NASA's Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, is ready to begin charting the energetic lives of the galaxy's most ...

According to the space agency's tracking, the rock is hurtling through space at more than 21,500 miles per hour.

Satellite data shows rivers rise and fall less than expected while revealing hidden riverbed shapes and new clues about Earth’s water cycle.

A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close encounter with the sun on April 4.

The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a hazardous asteroid away from Earth — so long as we discover it in ...

On the evening of Jan. 31, 1958, the United States orbited its first satellite -- Explorer 1. The effort was part of the nation's participation in the International Geophysical Year (IGY), a peaceful ...

When it comes to the space sciences, nothing is quite as exciting as the search for alien life, and NASA thinks it has a good idea of where to look.

The NASA DART spacecraft shifted the orbits of two asteroids around the sun after intentionally crashing into one of them.