A story that begins with three animals riding in a balloon ends with the discovery of protons impacting our atmosphere with ...

Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

Galileo snaps Earth: NASA's Galileo spacecraft clicked its first image of Earth from outer space December 11, 1990, showcasing our blue planet from the depths of space. ATS-1 captures Earth ...

Similar to Perry, King bowed and embraced the earth on her return. Not everyone was excited about the ladies’ short trip to outer space. “I know this is not the cool thing to say, but there ...

A European Space Agency report released April 1 studied the space above Earth. The report says that if space debris buildup is not controlled soon, the area surrounding our planet may become so ...

Late last year, CSF established industry councils to focus on a set of sectors that includes launch and reentry; commercial low Earth orbit (LEO); space exploration; spaceports and infrastructure ...

The trio returned after spending 220 days in space and orbiting the Earth 3,520 times, NASA said in a statement. The agency noted that, coincidentally, Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday on Sunday.

One of the most spectacular galaxies in Earth's sky is the subject of a new image release to help celebrate 35 years of ...

on space assets, probably starting with disruptions of Earth-based space assets like launch facilities or ground stations," he said. As for concrete steps to counter the threat of space piracy ...

The "Firework" and "California Gurls" singer was lofted more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the Earth's surface in a vessel from Blue Origin, the space company owned by the Amazon founder.

which at 62 miles above sea level is considered to be the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. Along with Perry, the crew included Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos' journalist fiancée ...