Scientists now believe that a small moon orbiting Uranus may be capable of harboring primitive alien life forms.
Reflect Orbital is developing a novel new way to generate power by reflecting sunlight onto panels when its dark.
NASA has assigned the task of decommissioning the iconic orbital platform to none other than Elon Musk.
China's answer to the X-37B is doing something in Earth's orbit and nobody is quite sure what that might be.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently photographed a curious object moving at high speed.
The details of the vehicle's latest mission are top secret, but that hasn't stopped an amateur astronomer from locating it.
The enormous spacecraft successfully reached space for the first time but was unable to make it home in one piece.
Orbital inconsistancies indicative of a mysterious hidden planet in our solar system may have an alternative explanation.
For the first time ever, it will be possible to watch a live broadcast beamed directly from orbit around the Red Planet.
China's answer to the X-37B has returned to Earth once again after nearly a year of unspecified activities in space.
The impressive spacecraft exploded due to a malfunction just minutes after launching earlier today.
The spacecraft will explore Europa, Ganymede and Callisto when it finally arrives in orbit around Jupiter in 2031.
Elon Musk's flagship spacecraft could be going into space within days, according to recent reports.
The space rock passed us by at a distance of 2,200 miles - a fraction of the distance at which some satellites orbit the Earth.
This image taken by an orbiting spacecraft shows a rather familiar visage comprised of natural geological features.
The end of the spacecraft's current mission was marked by a series of sonic booms over Florida on Saturday.
The vehicle, which remains shrouded in mystery, has been described as a 'reusable experimental spacecraft'.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an image of a mystery rocket part on the lunar surface.
These giant 'scratches' on the surface of the Red Planet were captured on camera by ESA's Mars Express orbiter.
On February 20th, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.