Space Exploration

More than 30 worlds have new names drawn from world mythology, literature and history

Tis the season for science fiction fun, but could we even tell if the universe around us was filled with galactic empires and rebel forces?

From progress on deciphering the strange features of dwarf planet Ceres to NASA's plans to play with Martian sand and a heroic rescue of Japan's Venus-bound spacecraft, it's been an interesting past couple of weeks

A pair of scientific papers suggest that the ALMA observatory may have detected 2 new "planet-scale" objects associated with the outer realms of the solar system. But should we be awed or skeptical?

Two controversial new studies suggest the discovery of large objects at the outer reaches of the solar system

Report from a simulated Martian research station

New findings reveal a crater’s vaporous hazes, and hint at the dwarf planet’s possible origin in the outer solar system

A new breed of giants raises questions about how the biggest galaxies arise

New study explores how life on one exoplanet could spread to its neighbor

Five years after a failed insertion into planet's orbit, Akatsuki tries again

A newly passed bill sets the stage for the future of the private spaceflight industry, and could have big implications for asteroid mining

Decision throws construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope into question