Boeing is ready once again to launch its astronaut taxi to the space station

If the uncrewed test flight goes well, NASA will have a second American spacecraft to fly U.S., Japanese, Canadian and European astronauts to the space station.

Largest comet ever spotted seen barreling through our solar system

C/2014 UN271, the largest comet ever spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope, is barreling towards our solar system, but experts say there is no need to worry.

Georgia county still pursuing spaceport that voters rejected

Officials in a Georgia county are moving ahead with plans to build a launch pad for commercial rockets barely a month after residents voted to halt the project by a margin of nearly 3-to-1.

Space weather alert: G2 geomagnetic storm watch in effect, auroras possible

Don’t expect massive power outages this week, but do expect to see beautiful northern lights after a significant solar flare erupted from a location on the sun’s surface previously believed to be inactive.

Nissan and NASA teaming up for 'game changing' electric car batteries

Nissan said the new state battery will replace lithium-ion batteries now in use. This new battery is also stable enough to be used in pacemakers.

Dress rehearsal: NASA moon rocket's last test before launch

NASA kicked off a critical countdown test Friday for its new moon rocket, a 30-story behemoth that could make its first lunar test flight by summer.

Attention stargazers: When, where to see Venus, Mars, Saturn

Good news everyone! You’ll be able to see Venus, Mars and Saturn the first week of April, as well as some famous star clusters, in the night sky.

Blue Origin sends 6 people to edge of space in latest suborbital human flight

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its fourth human flight, sending six passengers to the edge of space from its complex near Van Horn, Texas.

Pluto had volcanoes that spewed “slushy” ice water, new study says

Pluto could have a far more viscous interior than previously thought after scientists say giant dome-like formations on the space rock’s surface were once recently active cryovolcanoes or icy volcanoes.

NASA’s Hubble telescope spots farthest star ever seen

“We’ve certainly seen galaxies further away, but that is the new record-holder for the most distanced star that we know of,” NASA astronomer Jane Rigby said.

Space Orbiter to provide closest images of sun

The European Space Orbiter reached its closest distance to the sun Saturday giving researchers an unprecedented look, according to NASA.

Satellite images show New York-sized ice shelf collapse in East Antarctica

Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable.

Parts of Milky Way are older than expected, astronomers say

There are parts of the galaxy that are believed to be two billion years older than previously thought, according to the European Space Agency.