CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on ...

Scientists found all five nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA and RNA, in Asteroid Ryugu samples returned by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission.

Look up on a clear night and you'll see the streaks of our new space age. What you don't see is the growing fallout for the atmosphere that keeps us alive.

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.

Humans were not designed for space. Ironically, because we insist on going there anyway, scientists now know from studying astronauts that the lack of Earth’s gravity can wreak health havoc, such as ...

The Van Allen probe, which studied how the Earth is protected from harmful space radiation, could fall to Earth tonight. Here’s what to know ...

The space-faring mice spent about 28 days in those conditions before returning to Earth in April. Mortreux and her colleagues then analyzed the weight, strength and movement of the 23 surviving ...

Every once in a while, a science-fiction movie comes along that reminds you why the genre can be so much fun. Not just ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Princeton-led NASA mission has officially begun its science mission to study the sun and everything it touches. Princeton marked the occasion with a panel discussion, science talks and a reception ...

It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe inspiring. The last memorable one might have been “The Martian, “ so perhaps it shouldn’t be all that surprising ...

A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun.