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How To Find Alien Life? NASA Starts With Atacama Desert In Chile

If life can be found in the driest non-polar desert on Earth, it would be a significant step toward searching for signs of life on other planets or moons.

NASA Says International Space Station Could Use Commercial Spacecraft As Emergency Shelter, Lifeboat

NASA needs commercial crewed spacecraft, such as those being made by SpaceX and Boeing, to be capable of serving as emergency shelters and getaway vehicles.

NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity Heading For ‘Perseverance Valley’

The rover, which has been on Mars since 2004, is leaving the “Cape Tribulation” and is moving toward “Perseverance Valley,” both part of the western rim of Endeavour Crater.

NASA: Asteroid Expected To Fly By Earth Wednesday

According to NASA, the asteroid will fly by Earth Wednesday but we aren't in any danger because of it.

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From Aliens To Astrophysics, 5 Moons To Explore In Our Solar System

If we are going to find aliens in our solar system, we might have a better shot exploring moons rather than other planets.

ESA's Jupiter Mission: NASA Approves Science Instruments For JUICE Mission

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, which recently moved from the drawing board to the construction phase, is scheduled for launch in 2022.

NASA’s Mars Orbiter Captures Lakebeds, Source Of Gullies In Craters On Martian Surface

The HiRISE instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been capturing images of the Martian surface since 2006.

NASA's Journey To Mars: First Two SLS And Orion Missions Face Technical, Budget Challenges, Audit Report Warns

The space agency's first two SLS and Orion missions are facing "multiple cost and technical challenges," the Office of Inspector General warned in a new audit report.

Baby Stars Are Eating This Galaxy’s Gas Too Fast To Last: Life And Death In A Starburst

The baby stars forming in starburst galaxy NGC 4536 will die young because they are burning up their gas too quickly.

Saturn’s Moon Atlas Looks Like An Alien Saucer: New NASA Photos

Atlas may look like some sort of alien spacecraft, but it is a special moon of Saturn that orbits the planet near its outermost ring.

Trump NASA Space Policy: Mining The Moon Eyed By Trump Transition Team

Trump's transition team asked NASA how its technology can be used for the private industry — and about mining on the moon.

NASA New Discoveries: Saturn, Jupiter Moons May Be Able To Support Life

NASA announced its blockbuster new discovery about Enceladus on Thursday.

Mars Moon Probe: Will These Two Nations Land On Phobos, The Doomed Moon?

Everyone is looking at Mars, but these two countries have their eyes on its biggest moon, Phobos, and hope to solve a cosmic mystery.

New NASA Images Show Night Lights On Earth From The Sky

Soon we’ll have images of nighttime Earth’s illuminated surface almost instantly, thanks to NASA.

NASA Oceans Live Stream: Watch Conference On Oceans Beyond Earth

NASA will hold a news conference Thursday at 2 p.m. EDT to reveal discoveries about oceans in our solar system.

How Did Moon Have A Magnetic Field? With A Lunar Dynamo In Its Core, Maybe

Earth’s sole natural satellite had a magnetic field once, but it disappeared about three billion years ago.

Is 'Star Wars' Planet 'Tatooine' A Realistic Place To Host Life?

Exo-planets with two suns may be able to host life, much like 'Tatooine' in Star Wars.

NASA Apollo 13 Launch Photos: This Day In History

In 1970 on April 11, the Apollo 13 mission took off for space, unaware of the dangers to come.

Storms On The Sun: How The Sun Changes Earth’s Electricity

Streams of the Sun’s garbage do beautiful things like create auroras, but they can also change the electricity in Earth’s atmosphere.

Mars Atmosphere Has Metal, NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Finds

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has been investigating the upper atmosphere and ionosphere of Mars since September 2014, providing an insight into the planet’s history.

NASA Cassini Images: Rings Of Saturn Seen In Great Detail

A photograph taken by the spacecraft Jan. 9, but released Monday by NASA, shows the various regions of the gas giant’s C ring.

Auroras Light Up Uranus: NASA Shares Photo Of Planet’s Sky

Earth is not the only planet with beautiful auroras in its atmosphere — Uranus has them too.

NASA Earth Day 2017 Events: Adopt Part Of The Planet

NASA put the Earth up for adoption for Earth Day this year.

International Space Station Expedition 50 Astronauts Returning To Earth: Watch Live Stream

The three astronauts left the International Space Station just before 4 a.m. EDT Monday, and landed in Kazakhstan about three hours and 20 minutes later.