A modern-day explorer who made his discoveries by rocket ship is saluting some of his pioneering predecessors, the first English colonists, who traveled by wooden ships almost 400 years ago. Retired ...

After 18 months of intense training, NASA’s latest astronaut candidates now are officially astronauts. The class of 11, including three educator astronauts selected from teachers across the nation, ...

To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones.

That's our job, and that's what was really emphasized while we were there." As a NASA Explorer School, the school entered into a unique three-year partnership with NASA to bring exciting opportunities ...

A proposal for a new, miniature planetary explorer is making its way through the research gauntlet that is NASA, and it's a whole lot bigger than it looks. It builds on still-new research into ...

HOUSTON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Three upcoming events will give students and teachers a chance to step virtually on the surfaces of the moon and Mars, be certified to handle lunar samples and learn ...

Out in the depths of space, in our solar system and beyond, there exist a vast variety of worlds. There are gas giant planets bigger than Jupiter, and extremely hot planets that orbit so close to ...

To reach Mars, future astronauts will need to maintain uncommon levels of cheer in situations both terrifying and boring. They will be dealing with unknowns the likes of which humanity hasn’t seen ...

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar region. The instruments will improve our ...