Before computers, NASA relied on “human computers” — mathematicians who solved complex equations for flight paths and ...

NASA scientists are making new discoveries about the planet Mercury. Data from MESSENGER, the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, is giving scientists important clues to the origin of the planet and ...

A new crew took off for China's space station on Friday, including the country's youngest ever astronaut and four lab mice.

From the days of the Mercury space program, the means of evacuating astronauts from a burning or otherwise compromised rocket ...

NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars. For the first time, there were ...

Image specialist Andy Saunders on mining NASA's archives for the ultimate record of America's early space programs ...