NASA is testing next-gen airplane wings to prevent ice buildup, ensuring safer, more fuel-efficient flights of the future.

NAS's James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s glowing auroras in the best detail yet.

The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop.

A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun.

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 ½-month mission falls short of any endurance record.

Stuck astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore return to Earth after nine months in space with a SpaceX splashdown.

A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon.

On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” Associated Press space writer Marcia Dunn discusses the space odyssey of NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

Astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft are set to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico at 5:57 p.m. ET on March 18 after a 17-hour return from the ISS. The Coast Guard has designated five splashdown zones, and recovery vessel Megan is en route. Ideal weather with light winds and calm seas under 2 feet will ensure smooth recovery operations.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after being stuck in space for more than nine months.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after being stuck in space for more than nine months.

NASA's stuck astronauts are heading home now that a replacement crew has arrived at the International Space Station.

It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission.

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts.

The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station.

SpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday night.

College students, rocket scientists and math enthusiasts around the world are celebrating Pi Day.

A launch pad problem has forced a flight delay to replace NASA's two stuck astronauts.

NASA's newest space telescope has blasted off to map the entire sky like never before.

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole.

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down near the moon's south pole.

NASA is switching off two science instruments on its twin Voyager spacecraft to save power.

NASA's two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.

Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses.

A private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, delivering a drill and other experiments for NASA.

A private company is launching another lunar lander toward the moon.

IM‑2 launch and the upcoming Lunar Trailblazer will land on the moon to look for water and lay the groundwork for future crewed expeditions on the Moon.

NASA has given the all-clear on asteroid 2024 YR4, which has no chance of hitting Earth.

Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid.

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.

NASA's two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned.

Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy.

This compact, USB-powered air purifier uses UV-C technology to break down odors and germs — no filters or chemicals required.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity without straying too far from home.

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the far side.

NASA's two stuck astronauts are taking their first spacewalk together, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in.

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032.

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.

The anniversary of the Challenger disaster marks a cold reminder of risk and management failure along with the role weather played in the deadly flight.

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight.

SpaceX has launched a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business up there.

Officials marked a significant milestone Wednesday with the launch of the Florida University Space Research Consortium, a partnership between three universities and the Kennedy Space Center that aims to enhance space research and technology capabilities.

NASA officials will speak with NASA astronauts about their mission aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday.

NASA is exploring two potential strategies to bring Mars samples back to Earth, aiming to simplify and reduce the cost of the mission.

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars.

A countdown is on at NASA’s Florida spaceport for a unique rocket engine test experience. Visitors will get a close-up view of a simulated rocket engine test fire directly underneath the nozzle.

2024 has been a significant year for space exploration, featuring Boeing’s Starliner, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman’s, SpaceX Starship, NASA announcing going to the Moon, and possibly ending with two final flights of the year.

NASA has confirmed that a spacecraft has made the closest approach to the sun.

Probe gets closest to Sun ever in history

A NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun.

NASA's two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again.

New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet.

NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.

NASA's two stuck astronauts have hit the six-month mark in space.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk to lead NASA.

Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months.

A 26-year-old Jacksonville native and University of North Florida alumni will be joining Star Trek icon William Shatner, renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke, and former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly to document a trip to Antarctica aiming to highlight the “vital connection between Earth’s oceans and the cosmos.”

SpaceX Falcon 9 is equipped with 23 Starlink satellites for low-earth orbit and is scheduled for launch Thursday from Cape Canaveral.

Cloudy skies with rain showers predicted tonight in Jacksonville as Falcon 9 gears up for their next launch of 23 satellites to low-earth orbit at Cape Canaveral Pad SLC-40.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 recently launched its 31st Dragon Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.

Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart.

Clear skies, viewing the Falcon 9 launch today was perfect.

NASA says an astronaut has been released from the hospital after returning from space.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months.

The Orionid meteor shower is about to peak.

A rare comet is about to pass by Earth this week, giving us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to catch a glimpse of Comet Oort Cloud, also named Tsuchinshan Atlas

A California school has planted a tree that’s out of this world.

A NASA spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and reveal whether its hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

A massive NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa.

Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes.

A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash.

Solar storms may cause faint auroras across fringes of the northern United States this weekend.

NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power.

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon.

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home.

SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station.

OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers.

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair.

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair.

Boeing is replacing the head of its defense and space business.

Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean.

A supermoon and a partial lunar eclipse will light up —and darken — the night sky on Tuesday.

The astronauts stuck in space say it was hard to see their Boeing capsule leave without them.

A tech billionaire has performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth.

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American has docked at the International Space Station.

Paying passengers have lined up to rocket to space to experience a few minutes of weightlessness.

A billionaire has rocketed back into orbit, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk.

NASA has given the go-ahead to next month’s launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa.

Boeing’s first astronaut mission is finally over.

NASA says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere.

Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats.

NASA has cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station.

NASA's record-holding astronaut is urging his two stuck-in-space colleagues to stay positive and “keep up the good work."

A NASA rover on Mars is tackling a new challenge and climbing to the rim of a crater.

The two astronauts left behind at the International Space Station have both flown long space missions before.

NASA says it won't use Boeing's Starliner capsule to bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth.

NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule.

NASA will decide this weekend whether Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they've been waiting since June.