Since its inception in 1966, Star Trek has inspired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and space enthusiasts who believed in Gene Roddenberry’s vision of space exploration.

The first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone” — the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet. (Image Credit: NASA ...

Now on U.S. soil, the module will undergo final outfitting by primary contractor Northrop Grumman before being integrated with the Power and Propulsion Element at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Now that Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are safe home on Earth, NASA and Boeing are turning to the original cause of their extended stay on the International Space Station. They are figuring out ...

Credit: Patrick Moran, NASA Ames Research Center/Andrew Weaver, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: Trembling Anticipation by Dream Cave / courtesy of ...

Credit: ESA / NASA / A. Nota / P. Massey / E. Sabbi / C. Murray / M. Zamani A new snapshot of a busy star cluster from the Hubble Space Telescope proves the legendary observatory's still got it ...

DURING his attendance at the Berkeley Innovation Forum, President Dr. Irfaan Ali visited the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, California. A highlight of the tour was the ...

What if I lose another thruster? What if we lose comm? What am I going to do?” The problem was eventually solved back on Earth, as NASA rebooted the thrusters. “I did this little happy dance,” ...

NASA astronauts revealed that the Boeing Starliner came dangerously close to failing its docking attempt at the International Space Station. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams described the moments ...

Starliner was launched from NASA's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5 after two previous attempts were scrubbed - on May 6 and then on June 1 because of a helium leak and later a ...