Japan has quietly closed the book on Akatsuki, a spacecraft that spent more time around Venus than anyone first expected. The ...

One of the most stubborn issues in cosmology today concerns the universe's rate of expansion. Scientists know it's expanding, ...

Venus was once thought to host lush landscapes hidden beneath its clouds. Through decades of observation and interplanetary ...

Japan ends the Akatsuki mission after more than a decade studying Venusian weather, revealing super-rotation, giant gravity ...

n a rare astronomical prediction, scientists say a supernova seen once through a telescope will reappear in the night sky for ...

MAVEN was built to last in orbit until 2030 — that's not looking likely anymore.

Last year was a busy one for the space industry, and the quest to explore the cosmos is not slowing down any time soon.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan ...

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers ...

Iran has launched a trio of new satellites into space with the help of a Russian rocket, the country's state media reported Sunday (Dec. 28). The satellites launched into orbit atop a Russian Soyuz ...