NASA's twin Voyager probes launched into space more than 41 years ago. Voyager 1 left a crucial part of the solar system called the heliosphere — the main region of the sun's influence — in August ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has taken a new and much clearer look at a confusing feature hidden deep under the ...

NASA says it is reviewing its network security processes and procedures after a computer break-in exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information about the space agency’s current and ...

The Falcon Heavy rocket launch headlined a year filled with marvelous milestones when it comes to navigating and understanding space. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

NASA's Altair Lunar Lander could have its first test flight with in-orbit propulsion firings in June 2018 after being launched by the US space agency's Ares V cargo launch vehicle. The Altair's launch ...

NASA was in the news quite a bit in 2018, as the year started off with an asteroid heading toward Earth. But that was just the beginning -- from landing a spacecraft on Mars to traveling to the sun, ...

NASA’s InSight lander has performed a perfect and critical entry and descent through the Martian atmosphere to gently touchdown on Mars’ Elysium Planitia. The landing came after a flawless six and a ...

A miniature space plane designed to take cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) has been approved by NASA to begin production, with a possible first flight in late 2020. Called the Dream ...

2018 has officially been named the fourth hottest year on Earth, according to a new report by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Global temperatures rose 1.5 degrees ...