Braving retaliation, thousands of federal workers across six agencies have signed open letters charging that their workplaces are being hamstrung or dismantled by the Trump administration. They join ...

US former NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham, 60, who waited for nearly 20 years ahead of her 2006 space mission, says space tourists may be able to weekend in orbit in just five years' time.

IMAP mission will explore our solar system's protective heliosphere and will also help us develop a better understanding of ...

The capture by the International Space Station's robot arm came a day late because of an unexpected, but now resolved, software issue.

President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer. The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will ...

The Agriculture Department on Friday said it will roll out approximately $1 billion in recovery benefits for livestock producers impacted by wildfires and floods. The funds are available to producers ...

A group of gold commemorative Sacagawea coins, seven of which traveled into orbit aboard a NASA space shuttle, recently sold for more than $3 million.

The groundbreaking discovery points to the possibility of past life on Mars. A 3.5-billion-year old rock discovered on the Red Planet is "the closest we've come to discovering ancient life on Mars," ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss is joined by SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust to break down the surprising appointment of Sean Duffy as NASA’s Acting Administrator. From ...

The rover’s science instruments found that the formation’s sedimentary rocks are composed of clay and silt, which, on Earth, are excellent preservers of past microbial life. The findings were made ...

NASA has banned Chinese citizens with US visas from participating in agency programs — a dramatic escalation in the space race between China and the United States. It occurs as China gears up to send ...