Scientists say this does not include more than 8,000 additional candidate planets awaiting confirmation. The post NASA ...

From SpaceNews' Jeff Foust, a recap of the day's space industry news, including civil, commercial, and military space developments. The state of Texas has emerged as a de facto leader in this ...

“This milestone represents decades of cosmic exploration driven by NASA space telescopes — exploration that has completely changed the way humanity views the night sky,” Shawn Domagal-Goldman, acting ...

Importantly, the 6,000 figure is continuously updated as astronomers around the world confirm new planets, meaning no single planet is officially the 6,000th.

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

It's been 30 years since the discovery of the first planet around another star like our Sun. With every new discovery, ...

NASA declared its intent to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by the year 2030 to support lunar exploration, provide power generation on Mars, and strengthen national security in space.

The Soviet Union’s successful Zond-5 space mission in 1968 prompted NASA to speed up the Apollo program—ultimately driving it ...

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity's flights. Imagery from flight 32 (Sept. 18) and a time-lapse from flight 31 (Sept. 6). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by [Steve Spale ...

An impressive aircraft that can whizz from London to New York in just four hours is almost ready to take-off. NASA 's X-59 is ...

Learn about Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, and Eileen Collins, some of the pioneering women at NASA who were among the first to ...