She worked on preparations for the second, third, and fourth shuttle missions, and was a Cape Crusader at the Kennedy Space ...

Larry Bell (left) and Chet Vaughan worked for many years for NASA from the moon landings to the International Space Station. When former astronauts from the Apollo era pass away, it tends to make the ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are potentially days away from heading back to Earth and putting the whole Boeing Starliner debacle behind them for good. In less than a week, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars.

Scientists have uncovered an extraordinary finding on Asteroid Bennu, a space rock that passes near Earth roughly every six ...

Zena Cardman, a two-time UNC-Chapel Hill alumna, was scheduled to be part of NASA history on Thursday. Unfortunately, the flight she was assigned to be a commander on was delayed due to weather with ...

A number of high-profile missions would get the axe, including the New Horizons Pluto probe and Juno Jupiter orbiter. The White House wants to slash NASA's budget and workforce and cancel a number of ...