NASA scientists have discovered an electric field encompassing Earth’s atmosphere that is as "fundamental" as gravity -- and could even give clues about possible life on other planets.

Observed orbiting a small reddish star just 137 light-years away from Earth, TOI-715 b just may support water. Astronomers hope to find out.

NASA expects the pair will be physically fine when they land on Earth. And even though they were removed from the SpaceX capsule by stretchers and will undergo immediate health evaluations, it’s ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.

Rock and soil from the 4.5 billion year old asteroid Bennu parachuted into the Utah desert, completing NASA's seven-year OSIRIS-REx mission.

An artist’s concept comparing Earth and the sun (left) with an Earth-like exoplanet around a sunlike star (right). NASA is now planning a future space telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory ...

The Osiris-Rex spacecraft landed in the Utah desert on Sunday morning, capping off a seven-year mission. NASA/AFP via Getty Images The capsule flew through Earth’s atmosphere at 10:42 a.m. EST.

NASA added that "the range of possible locations the asteroid could be on Dec. 22, 2032, has moved farther away from the Earth" in a blog post on February 24.

NASA researchers expect Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be able to recover from the common body challenges astronauts deal with after spending time in space and then returning to Earth.