According to Space.com and Cornell University, NASA astronauts conducted a microbe-based meteorite mining experiment aboard the International Space Station to study mineral extraction in microgravity.

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station ...

Dr. Arne Croell of UAH earned NASA's Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal for groundbreaking research in crystallography crucial to space technology.

NASA will attempt a second “wet dress rehearsal” and simulated launch of its upcoming moon mission on Thursday ...

NASA has selected Vast for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, with a launch targeted no earlier than summer 2027 .

NASA is ready to go to the moon. The space agency conducted a successful rehearsal of launch events for the upcoming Artemis ...

The science pros at TKOR put hot lava and liquid nitrogen together to see a mind-blowing extreme temperature reaction.

THE Moon’s “skin” is cracking as Earth’s lunar pal SHRINKS, scientists say. Rather than being a dead rock whizzing around Earth, our neighbouring moon is still active – ...

She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to take out a ...

NASA's Artemis II mission may launch in early March. If successful, it will be the first time humans have flown beyond the Moon in more than 50 years.

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...