Madyson Barber, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was working on her thesis when she made the discovery.

New research confirms volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon billions of years ago

Wednesday’s joint congressional hearing by subcommittees of the House Oversight Committee was titled, "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth."

The full moon in November also known as the "beaver moon" will arrive Nov. 15, 2024, at 4:28 p.m. ET.

Another astronomical event could be visible in the coming nights as the second branch of the Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.

NASA is gearing up for its Parker Solar Probe to do a final flyby of Venus on Wednesday on its way to make a record-breaking attempt to get close to the sun.

Another astronomical phenomenon could grace the night sky with its presence on the eve of Election Day.

The first branch of the Taurid meteor shower could be visible starting around midnight on Tuesday, according to the American Meteorological Society.

A "zombie" star could possibly rise from the dead on Halloween night for the first time in decades, according to space experts.

T Coronae Borealis, also known as the "blaze star," is a long-dead binary star system that may flare up for the first time in about 80 years.

In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, 100 space researchers asked for the agency to pause new satellite launches to allow for environmental review.

A NASA astronaut who experienced a "medical issue" and was hospitalized after partaking in the successful Space X Crew-8 mission has been released, NASA officials said.

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.

The crew of the International Space Station had some fun in zero-gravity conditions, showing that squeezy ketchup bottles really come into their own when they are off planet Earth.

Stargazers should prepare themselves for an uptick in aurora borealis -- or northern lights -- activity as the current solar cycle nears its peak.

The Orionid meteor shower, which originates from Halley's Comet, is expected light up the night sky starting this weekend.

Prada and Axiom Space have partnered to unveil a futuristic, high-powered spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission.

The full moon in October known as "hunter moon" will arrive on Oct. 17, 2024, at 7:26 am ET.

The full October moon will appear low and large on the horizon.

A "severe" solar storm has made the northern lights visible in the U.S. farther south than usual while also posing the potential to disrupt modern technology.

The best view of Hurricane Milton may come from 250 miles above Earth.

Celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas breaks down everything you need to know for October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse.

Another "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse will be visible on Oct. 2, 2024 from some parts of Earth.

NASA launched SpaceX craft Saturday afternoon, as part of its mission to head to the International Space Station and bring back two stranded astronauts back to Earth.

SpaceX and NASA delayed the mission due to Hurricane Helene.

The phenomenon occurs at the start of fall when the moon is close to Earth.

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29.

Astrophysics Professor Adam Frank explains the gravitational capture event involving tiny asteroid 2024 PT5.

Dubbed "araneiform terrain," the Mars surface formations span over a half-mile long and have hundreds of branches that resemble spider legs, according to NASA.

The Black NASA female mathematicians and aeronautical engineers referred to as the "Hidden Figures" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal this week.

The full moon, also known as Harvest Moon, will arrive on Sept. 17.

The Space-X capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after a five-day trip that took its passengers further from Earth than anyone has traveled since NASA's Apollo missions half a century ago.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a news conference from the Boeing Starliner at the International Space Station on Friday.

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission crew conducted the first-ever commercial space walk early Thursday.

Cady Coleman discusses the out-of-this-world activity which less than 300 people have ever conducted.

Sarah Gillis and billionaire Jared Isaacman of the Polaris Dawn space mission, which was launched in partnership with SpaceX, began the first-ever private spacewalk on Thursday morning.

The highly anticipated program has faced a series of delays from the originally planned Aug. 26 launch due to unfavorable weather conditions and a ground system issue.

The highly anticipated program has faced a series of delays from the originally planned Aug. 26 launch due to unfavorable weather conditions and a ground system issue.

NASA is taking no chances when it comes to safety, even if it means an eight-day mission turned into eight months on the ISS.

The Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

The Starliner spacecraft is set to return to Earth from the International Space Station without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

A NASA astronaut captured this stunning timelapse of an "orbital sunrise" while flying over Europe on the International Space Station.

As the NASA astronauts who crewed Boeing's Starliner to the ISS wait until February 2025 to come home, here's how much radiation they may have been exposed to.

A 21-year-old college student, Karsen Kitchen, made space history as the youngest woman ever to cross the Kármán line, the border between the Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.

Researchers are trying to understand how cells transition from earth to space.

A university professor is about to venture out of this world to carry out a science experiment decades in the making.

The two American astronauts' stay on the International Space Station has been extended because NASA has ruled the Boeing Starliner craft unsafe.

NASA says astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will go home February 2025 on a Space-X craft; Their return delayed another 6 months. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth unmanned.

NASA said Saturday the astronauts that flew Boeing's Starliner to the ISS have to return to Earth on a different spacecraft in 2025.

There was once a magma-filled ocean on the south pole of the moon, scientists recently discovered after analyzing lunar soil.