Latest articles by Clara Moskowitz
The milestones, heartbreaks, and discoveries that shaped NASA's 30-year shuttle program.
Reference A rundown of every mission to Jupiter past to present, as well as the new ones on the horizon.
A NASA satellite has created a new map of so-called "night-shining clouds," which form at high latitudes on Earth and glow even after the sun sets.
What does the Higgs particle have to do with the end of the universe?
Several factors make Earth unique given what scientists know about the thousands of planets discovered to date.
The brand-new Falcon 9 rocket soared into orbit on its maiden flight Friday, the first test for a new era of private vehicles that could one day send cargo – and possibly astronauts – into space.
Astronauts at the International Space Station have finished assembling the new COLBERT treadmill, named after Comedy Central comedian Stephen Colbert.
Some physicists claim the popular landscape of universes in string theory may not exist.
Based on the findings of an independent review panel, NASA has taken stock of its fleet of orbiting astrophysics telescopes and decided which to save and which to shutter.
Artist's concepts illustrate how gravitational waves might spread through the universe.
Almost 100 missions have been sent to the moon. Here are some of the best.
Slinking along through the sands of space is a "cosmic caterpillar" as dubbed by NASA in a new photo released from the Hubble Space Telescope.
The Milky Way's giant black hole turns out to be a messy eater. Of all the gas that falls toward it, 99 percent gets spewed back out into space, new observations show.
Astronomers have found a twin star to Earth's own sun, only much older. The rare star is the oldest known "solar twin," and offers a peek at what Earth's star will look like in 4 billion years.
Astronomers working with the Very Large Telescope in Chile plan to announce a "major result" Wednesday (Aug. 28).
NASA's infrared eye on the universe, the Spitzer Space Telescope marks its 10th year in space this Sunday (Aug. 25), and it's still going strong.
The eight newly selected astronauts joining NASA's spaceflying corps revealed some of the details of their grueling application process Tuesday (Aug. 20).
The deadline approaches for applications to join a one-way mission to Mars. Though the prospect is off-putting to many, it's also the dream of a lifetime to some.
Becoming an astronaut is one of the most difficult careers to achieve, but one requirement for the new recruits may surprise you — poetry.
When it comes to human missions to an asteroid and Mars, NASA can't go it alone, the space agency's administrator said today (Aug. 20).
If you can't make it to Sweden to see the Northern Lights, the next best thing is a new video of the aurora lights compiled from thousands of hours of observations by videographer Chad Blakley.
