A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy.

A number of high-profile missions would get the axe, including the New Horizons Pluto probe and Juno Jupiter orbiter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The NASA partnership is spotlighting cancer research in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Since 2013, research has been ...

China's Shenzhou-21 and the Tiangong space station in the orbit Photo: IC. China carried out 31 new space science and application projects to its space station in 2025, covering f ...

The far side of the moon and distant Earth, imaged by the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission service module. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences PRESTON, United Kingdom — Chinese scientists are proposing ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission launched in 2025 to study Mars’ magnetic field and how solar wind has stripped away the planet’s atmosphere over time ...

Humanity is entering one of the most active eras of space missions ever recorded. From deep-space probes studying ancient cosmic history to robotic explorers targeting moons, asteroids, and Mars, 2025 ...

Two Tucson-based space science projects are moving from design to construction. OSIRIS-REx, the asteroid sampling mission being led by the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, has ...

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For decades, NASA has pushed the boundaries of what humanity knows and what we dare to imagine. From walking on the Moon to exploring the distant reaches of our solar system, its missions have ...