The $4.3-billion observatory will aid the search for "Earth twins" and explore the nature of dark matter and dark energy.

A giant telescope, galaxy maps, and laser beacons on Mars are only a few of the ideas that teams selected by NASA will study for the next generation of astronomy and astrophysics missions. NASA’s Jet ...

SkyFall is the first mission to fly a team of three instrument-carrying helicopters on Mars, demonstrating a fully integrated system capable of autonomous atmospheric entry and powered descent. AV's ...

NASA’s new Mars helicopter rotors survived supersonic testing, boosting lift by 30% and paving the way for heavier, more ...

Barely nine months after the last cut, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will again reduce its workforce. On Wednesday, the lab will lay 325 employees off, representing about 5 percent of the workforce ...

First motion is almost always a big event in the world of space exploration. Whether the first motion is of a wheel beginning to rotate or a rocket lifting off the pad, first motion means things are ...

We'll never heroically circle the moon on an Artemis mission, and watching our chunky interplanetary boot as it sinks into red dirt that is distinctly Martian must remain a daydream. But we can make ...