The spacecraft's NavCam 1 - one of three cameras that comprised its 'Touch-and-Go' camera system - snapped the photo 804,000 miles (1,297,000 kilometers) from Earth and 735,000 miles (1,185,000 ...

The ELT is on its way to becoming the largest optical telescope in the world, and as it rises beneath some of the clearest ...

NASA's newest space telescope, on a mission to study origins of universe, snapped incredible images of the cosmos 2 months ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years of groundbreaking discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on ...

During his time in microgravity, Pettit, an inveterate tinkerer, said he likes to spend his free time either doing ...

The first bits of data have come back from the trio of small satellites that make up NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover was spotted mid-drive on Mars for the first time, offering a fresh look at its mission.

And they'll regularly see new sights. The space station orbits Earth about 16 times a day, and during each orbit the floating laboratory shifts a little to the west. "Whenever you log on ...

The annual Lyrid meteor shower will peak Monday, April 21, as the Earth passes through one of the oldest known comet debris trails. Here’s how best to see it in the North Carolina sky.

He was not seen again on the landing site ... returning to gravity after a long stay in space. "The very first thing I'm going to do when I get to Earth will probably be to empty the contents ...

when they come down to Earth, they would probably think that was the most beautiful perspective they’d ever seen.” Pettit takes his photos from the cupola on the space station, a favorite of ...