President Donald Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be ...

This week we look at the "Kessler Syndrome," and how a chain reaction of orbital collisions could jeopardize infrastructure ...

Chinese researchers used Earth-based radar and the world’s largest radio telescope to estimate ice content in lunar soil.

Paul Dye cannot remember a time when he was not fascinated with flying. Dye dedicated his life to aviation. At 17, he earned ...

Astronomers are unraveling the mystery behind Ansky, a black hole system emitting powerful, repeating X-ray bursts called ...

Astronaut Anne McClain talks about her mission aboard the ISS and what it means to represent Washington state in space.

See the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the Milky Way galaxy in this time-lapse view from the International Space Station.

The ELT is on its way to becoming the largest optical telescope in the world, and as it rises beneath some of the clearest ...

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class of planets.

Future space missions could use quantum technologies to help us understand the physical laws that govern the universe, ...

For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes ...

Space exploration and science could take a serious hit as funding is slashed by 24% under Trump's proposed budget.