Two space missions reached their conclusion: one with a splashdown, the other with a quiet lunar death. And thrilling new ...

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

Astronaut John W. Young caused beef between NASA and congress by smuggling an illicit sandwich onto a space mission.

The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...

Why is urban heat island relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as the global navigation satellite system, Houthis, and sonic weapon on both the preliminary and main exams?

Donaldjohanson, a main belt asteroid, could be a relic of a cosmic collision that took place 150 million years ago.

Astronaut John W. Young, the pilot for Gemini III, checks over his helmet prior to flight.

It is the method favoured by American spacecraft – such as NASA’s Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo – to re-enter Earth. In a ...

It's unclear when Starliner will fly again, and whether or not that mission will carry astronauts. More than six months after ...

SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday evening, bringing astronauts Barry ...

The NASA astronauts splashed down on Tuesday in a SpaceX capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion a ...

After the end of the space shuttle program, NASA turned to private companies to fill the gap. That isn't working out for the best.