Discover James Webb discoveries revealing the JWST early universe, cosmic dawn insights, and groundbreaking new space ...

As humans set their sights on living beyond Earth, one surprising challenge is emerging: how do we grow healthy crops in the uncharted environment of space? Purdue University researchers, in ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to a faraway planet involves lots of loop-de-loops around other planets on ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space ...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovers shiny metallic rock on Mars that could be a meteorite from an ancient asteroid, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Purdue University, which touts itself as the “Cradle of Astronauts,” on Monday announced the creation of the Neil Armstrong Space Prize, an award aimed at honoring ...

A new international award named for the first person to step foot on the moon will honor excellence in "space discovery" as established by the school known as "the cradle of astronauts." The "Neil ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University — recognized globally as the Cradle of Astronauts — announced the creation of a new international prize honoring excellence over the past 10 years in space ...

Europa Clipper will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) to reach Jupiter in April 2030. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter, and conduct 49 close flybys of Europa. On each orbit, the spacecraft ...