Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates what it’s like to cry in space. ...

In the 1971 NASA photo above, Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin loads the lunar rover with tools and equipment in preparation for the first lunar spacewalk at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The Apollo 15 launched on July 26, 1971, from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. (NASA) At a Glance After nearly 40 years, researchers have found missing tapes from NASA's Apollo 15 mission. Data from the tapes suggest astronauts caused the moon's surface to heat...

At a Glance Over the course of the next several weeks, the distance between the Earth and the Red Planet will shrink.Mars will be its brightest on the morning of July 31.The next time Mars comes as close as it will thissummer won't occur again until Sept. 15, 2035. Stargazers are in for a treat in July as Mars makes its closest swing by Earth, making itappear brighter than it has since 2003. Over the course of the next several...

As famed physicist Stephen Hawking’s ashes were interred with history’s other greatest scientific minds, his voice was beamed out into the universe to reach the very thing he spent his entire life studying. ...

A rock beneath the Eastern Seaboard could mean big trouble during a major solar storm. ...

President Trump wants to create a new branch of the military -- a space force. ...

At a Glance The asteroid will remain visible to the naked eye until July 16. But the peak viewing window ends Friday. It is the second most-massive body in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. Vesta, a 326-mile-wide asteroid with an impressive 13-mile-high mountain, is now visible to the naked eye and will remain so until July 16. However, the peak viewing windowends Friday. Vesta, thein the asteroid belt lbetween Jupiter and Mars, is making its closest swing by...

The moon, Venus and a fireball are seen in this image captured Saturday, June 16, 2018 near Heidelberg, Germany. (Uwe Reichert/ESA) At a Glance A European photographer captured a once-in-a-lifetime image while observing Venus and the moon last weekend.Uwe Reichert photographed the moon, Venus and a streaking fireball in the same image.Scientists believe the meteor passed directly over Belgium and the Netherlands. European photographer Uwe Reichert stepped outside over the weekend to capture an image of the moon in close...

The moon, Venus and a fireball are seen in this image captured Saturday, June 16, 2018 near Heidelberg, Germany. (Uwe Reichert/ESA) At a Glance A European photographer captured a once-in-a-lifetime image while observing Venus and the moon last weekend.Uwe Reichert photographed the moon, Venus and a streaking fireball in the same image.Scientists believe the meteor passed directly over Belgium and the Netherlands. European photographer Uwe Reichert stepped outside over the weekend to capture an image of the moon in close...

The last moments of a remarkable, 10-year mission were captured by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta Probe. ...

At a Glance A global dust storm is not likely on Earth due to oceans and increased gravity. Dust storms can travel for hundreds to thousands of miles on Earth. The wind in haboobs is much stronger than on Mars. A dust storm is currently encircling Mars. The current global haboob on Mars is the biggest in over a decade and the first one to be monitored by rovers on the red planet. This set of images from NASA’s Mars...

One of the brightest asteroids in our solar system, Vesta, is now visible to naked eye. ...