Learn how glaciers melt and contribute to seas rising in this animated explainer from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet. The space rock—dubbed "2025 BV5"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

NASA launched the Ranger 6 spacecraft on a mission to obtain the first-ever close-up images of the surface of the moon. The spacecraft carried six television cameras to transmit videos and images of ...

Though it's a cold, dead planet, Mars still has its own natural beauty about it. This image shows us something we'll never ...

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

By combining data from NASA’s IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists have uncovered more hidden supermassive black holes than earlier estimates suggested. Their findings indicate that over a third of ...

The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an ...

Astronomers have spotted a space rock an estimated 200 feet in length that they say could soon be headed for Earth. As the ...

Mark Shterenberg, who instilled in his family his core values of hard work and a good education, worked at JPL and Hughes Aircraft. He was 80.

Federal officials apologize for not giving San Gabriel Valley mayors a heads-up that a hazardous collection site from the ...

Spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on December 27, 2024, the asteroid is estimated to be ...

A high-tech sensor designed and built at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has now traveled farther than 250 ...