Future missions to the Moon or Mars could use plants as bio-harvesters to extract valuable elements from the alien soils

A bright hot star with more than 70 times the mass of our sun will live fast and die young.

A giant black hole spouting energy from inside a galaxy is acting like a cosmic magnifying glass, giving astronomers a clear view of an even more distant galaxy behind it.

A flurry of behind-the-scenes maneuvering took place late Wednesday as opponents of a NASA authorization bill fought back efforts by lawmakers to push for a floor vote on the measure before they break for the summer district work period Aug. 2.

After six-and-a-half years roaming the surface of Mars, a NASA rover has spotted its first dust devil on the red planet.

Gusty winds that blow in reverse of prevailing weather on Saturn's largest moon Titan appear to shape some of the moon's odd equatorial sand dunes, a new study finds.

NASA is tracking a piece of Chinese space junk that is headed uncomfortably close to the International Space Station and may force the outpost's crew to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats as a precaution.

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a NASA authorization bill as early as July 29.

The U.S. government should permit China to launch U.S.-built commercial satellites and force an overhaul of the U.S. Air Force�s relationship with its principal launch-services provider, a U.S. think tank has concluded.

NASA is putting the mirrors for its ambitious new James Webb Space Telescope through the ultimate cold test.