Although Kosmos 2612 is now backing away, the maneuver raised alarm bells for analysts who see it as part of a pattern of ...

A spacecraft has left Japan for Mars’ moon Phobos in an attempt to bring the first sample from the celestial body back to ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which is leading the bold sampling effort, launched the spacecraft before dawn from ...

Japan has launched a potentially historic mission to scoop up soil samples from Phobos — one of Mars' two lumpy, potato-esque ...

Beijing has proposed banning exports of the technology used to make next-generation solar cells, complicating Musk’s space ...

The European Space Agency has tapped a Polish startup to study whether resources already on the Moon could be worth ...

An early morning SpaceX rocket launch planned from Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 20, could leave a "space jellyfish" effect in the ...

Asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass within 20,000 miles of Earth on April 13, 2029, offering scientists a rare opportunity to ...

Mars’ largely unexplored moons are getting their moment in the spotlight as a new mission prepares to take flight.

The mission of The Women in STEM is to highlight women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics who are ...