“As space infrastructure moves from government-led to commercially operated, it’s critical we preserve and expand access to low-Earth orbit (LOE) for science,” Dr. Lucie Low, Axiom’s chief science officer, said.

A supply ship has arrived at the International Space Station after a day's delay due to a premature engine shutdown.

Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season.

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.

Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope.

It turns out Mars has a solid core just like Earth.

According to its website, NASA is seeking “volunteers to passively track the Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth."

The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a five-month stay at the International Space Station.

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.

The Trump administration wants to end two NASA missions that monitor a potent greenhouse gas and plant health.

One of NASA's two previously stuck astronauts has retired.

SpaceX has delivered a new crew to the International Space Station in just 15 hours.

Four astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after being sidelined by Boeing's Starliner trouble and other issues.

Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than seven years.

It’s a last-minute weather scrub for SpaceX’s latest crew launch for NASA.

NASA and India have paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite capable of tracking the slightest changes in land and ice.

The Dive Team for Harris County Sheriff’s Office is assisting with recovery efforts for the Hill Country Floods.

It's almost time to catch summer's double meteor showers.

The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.

The International Space Station's first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary are headed back to Earth.

In response to the Hill Country floods and the widespread devastation in Kerr County, NASA has deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing recovery operations.

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard.

Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system.

Websites displaying legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared.

More than 200 people across a half-dozen southern states have reported witnessing a fireball streak across the sky, and NASA has determined that it was a meteor.

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.

India, Poland and Hungary are back in human spaceflight.

A Japanese company says a laser navigating tool doomed its lunar lander, causing it to crash into the moon.

A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander.

A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary's first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station.

Elon Musk is dialing back his threat to decommission a capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station for NASA.

It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all.

Taylor Jenkins Reid loves to research before writing.

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected the first aurora at Mars that's visible to the human eye.

New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that Jupiter’s dazzling auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking.

An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk is getting her chance six years later.

"The studies will contribute to the global knowledge base in human research, Earth observation, and life, biological, and material sciences, showcasing the space research capabilities of the crew’s home nations," Axiom Space said in a statement.

Three Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth has been postponed owing to weather conditions.

NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby.

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon swoop past a small asteroid.

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth.

The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration, highlighting Mars.

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates have arrived at the International Space Station on board a Russian spacecraft.

A day at Uranus just got a little longer.

NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.

A bitcoin investor is headed to space with three polar explorers on the first flight to carry people over the North and South poles.

Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams spoke publicly for the first time about their unplanned nine-month flight at the International Space Station.

NASA's celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again.

On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” Associated Press space writer Marcia Dunn discusses the space odyssey of NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

NAS's James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s glowing auroras in the best detail yet.

The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop.

A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun.

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 ½-month mission falls short of any endurance record.

An extraordinary space journey that was initially set to last just eight days and was extended to a remarkable 286 days because of technical difficulties has finally reached its end.

A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after being stuck in space for more than nine months.

The protest comes a week after NASA announced it would be shutting down three of its offices and layoff several staff members as the company prepares to reduce its workforce under the Trump administration.

NASA's stuck astronauts are heading home now that a replacement crew has arrived at the International Space Station.

It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission.

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts.

The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station.

College students, rocket scientists and math enthusiasts around the world are celebrating Pi Day.

A launch pad problem has forced a flight delay to replace NASA's two stuck astronauts.

NASA's newest space telescope has blasted off to map the entire sky like never before.

NASA is set to shut down three key offices, impacting its workforce as part of a federal initiative.

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole.

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down near the moon's south pole.

NASA is switching off two science instruments on its twin Voyager spacecraft to save power.

NASA's two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.

Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses.

A private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, delivering a drill and other experiments for NASA.

A private company is launching another lunar lander toward the moon.

Charges against former NASA engineer Eric Sim have been dropped.

Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid.

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.

NASA's two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned.

Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy.

This compact, USB-powered air purifier uses UV-C technology to break down odors and germs — no filters or chemicals required.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity without straying too far from home.

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the far side.

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032.

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.

NASA's annual Day of Remembrance honors fallen astronauts with ceremonies nationwide, including wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery led by Jim Free and events at various NASA centers.

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight.

SpaceX has launched a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business up there.

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars.

NASA has confirmed that a spacecraft has made the closest approach to the sun.

A NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun.

A festive holiday portrait taken aboard the International Space Station has social media buzzing — but not for the reasons NASA might have expected.

NASA's two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again.