On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this ...

An unpublished NASA memo reportedly warns of a change in how the space agency awards contracts to build private space ...

The looming cancellation of RPS has placed the highest-priority planetary science mission of the coming decade at risk. In ...

NASA scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a 29th moon orbiting Uranus while using infrared detection ...

As NASA grapples with major proposed budget cuts and losing some of its most brilliant minds, America’s willingness to look ...

Voyager 1 has been heading outward from Earth for almost half a century, but where is Voyager 1 now and how much longer will ...

On August 19, 2025, astronomers with NASA's Webb Mission Team at the Goddard Space Flight Center officially announced the discovery of a new moon orbiting Uranus. This brings the total number of moons ...

On this day in 1977, NASA launched Voyager 2, a spacecraft that would go on to make history as one of humanity’s greatest achievements in space exploration. Today, the probe celebrates 48 years in ...

For decades, scientists puzzled over why Uranus seemed colder than expected. Now, an international research team led by the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, ...

In a remarkable feat of engineering, NASA has re-established contact with Voyager 1, the intrepid spacecraft that has ...

The new moon's estimated size is about 6 miles across, with its small size possibly contributing to its ability to hide from ...