NASA shared a slow motion video of the forward bay cover jettison test, which was completed on Nov. 23. The test demonstrated the processes for ejecting the spacecraft's docking module, which is required to properly unfold Orion's parachute system and deploy the five airbags designed to inflate upon splashdown, according to the statement.

NASA finalized its strategy for sustaining a human presence in space this week, looking ahead toward the planned de-orbiting of the International Space Station in 2030.

The US Space Agency released an image of NGC 2264, a group of young stars, that's also known as the Christmas tree cluster because of its shape.

Forget the cautionary tale of Icarus. NASA's daring Parker Solar Probe is gearing up to fly into the Sun to glean the secrets of our star's megahot winds, Ars Technica reports. Ever since it launched in 2018,

The space agency is looking to maintain human presence in the microgravity environment as it transitions to commercial stations.

Explorers, astronauts and filmmakers described life in space and on Earth in an epic livestream from the Drake Passage.

Peer into the fascinating work astronauts carried out on the International Space Station as it zips across the sky.

NASA published a new report on Thursday highlighting 17 agency mechanisms that have directly and indirectly supported the development and growth of the U.S. commercial space sector for the benefit of humanity.

Parker Solar Probe is "venturing into a region of space that we never visited before," astrophysicist Nour Rawafi said.

NASA is delaying the launch of three missions to study the sun by several months because of issues with the primary payload.

NEW YORK — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Since then, it has flown straight through the sun’s corona: the outer atmosphere ...