Jesse Emspak

"Hidden Figures" actors and director held a press conference in New York City to discuss the film in the context of NASA history and how that history resonates today.

NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission will use radio signals from the GPS satellites to track hurricanes like never before. Liftoff is set for Monday, Dec. 12.

An inflatable space habitat that could save weight and volume on future missions is showing how well it can do its job.

NASA's Dawn probe is snapping stunning new views of the dwarf planet Ceres as the spacecraft pushes ever higher above the small world.

The largest metallic asteroid in the solar system may have water on its surface, astronomers have found.

The largest telescopes on Earth were trained on Io, tracking volcanoes more active than anything on Earth.

If life existed on Mars, it would have had to deal with harsh radiation — and any traces might only be found deep under the soil.

Liquid water is the only substance that explains observations so far.

A cluster of stars 19,000 light-years away — in our backyard, in galactic terms — has offered clues about what our galaxy was like eons ago, when it was just forming from great clouds of gas.

If recent findings on Earth are any guide, the oldest rocks on Mars may have signs of ancient life locked up inside.

Astronomers don't yet have enough information to know whether or not the newfound world Proxima b is capable of supporting life as we know it.

Through the centuries, Venus and Jupiter have transformed in the public consciousness, thanks to science and science fiction.

Dark streaks found running down hillsides on the surface of Mars appear to hold water, but no more than the very driest locations on Earth, according to a new study.

The Kepler-80 system's four outermost planets line up every 27 days, a new study suggests.

Black holes twist space like taffy and create vortices of gravitational force, a new study suggests. The discovery solves a 30-year-old mystery about black holes.

If you're a space traveler lost in the universe, a team of astronomers here on Earth has your back: They've made the largest ever 3D map of galaxies that humanity can see.

Very few people get to fly to low Earth orbit, but a new virtual tour of the International Space Station provides a trip to space for those of us on the ground.

The fiery glory of the sun's surface is on display in a new, ultra-high-resolution video of Mercury's May 10 transit of the star.

John Hornick, author of "3D Printing Will Rock the World," said 3D printing will fundamentally alter the way people manufacture things, and that includes working in space.