The Indian spacecraft could lay the ground for future missions with astronauts, and even for lunar bases.

Astronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th century is still used in the field today, but she didn’t always get her due credit.

A student-built satellite designed as a low-cost way to reduce space junk re-entered Earth's atmosphere years earlier than expected.

Liftoff to the distant asteroid is scheduled for Oct. 5, 2023 – the beginning of a six-year journey to one of the most unusual objects in the solar system.

With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paints a more complex picture.

Solar panels in space could harness more of the Sun’s energy.

Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy – the mysterious force that makes up more than two-thirds of the universe and is responsible for its

Researchers have used a "gravitational lens" to reveal distant galaxies. The snapshot could help astronomers better understand dark matter.

The universe used to be filled with a hydrogen fog, before early stars and galaxies burned through the haze. Astronomers are studying galaxies that tell them about this period in the early universe.