A new study conducted by a team of Russian scientists has found that microorganisms on Mars can survive the tough conditions, even near the surface.

Located in the northern hemisphere is the Cygnus constellation, one of the 48 constellations identified by Ptolemy and one of the 88 recognized by the IAU today.

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA - The Orbital ATK Antares rocket is all set for a breakfast time blastoff from the commonwealth of Virginia to the International Space Station for NASA with a Cygnus cargo freighter named in honor of Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon.

A team of Brazilian astronomers recently made an unexpected discovery, a binary system consisting of a low mass-white dwarf with a brown dwarf companion.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A very busy and momentous December is ahead for SpaceX workers on Florida's Space Coast as the company plans to reactivate the firms heavily damaged pad 40 at Cape Canaveral for a NASA resupply mission liftoff in early December while simultaneously aiming for a Year End maiden launch of the oft delayed Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's historic pad 39A.

This past October, scientists from all over the world used the flyby of asteroid 2012 TC4 to test out the world's advanced warning systems.

According to a new study by an international team of scientists, Proxima Centauri could have dust belts that indicate the presence of more planets.

The 5th of the Giant Magellan Telescope's 7 gigantic mirrors is being cast at the Caris Mirror Laboratory, as the GMT progresses towards first light in the early 2020's.

A new study by an international team of researchers has shown that Enceladus has been producing enough energy in its interior to keep a warm water ocean for billions of years.

Located in the southern Virgo constellation, roughly 60 million light-years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy known as Messier 59

Using a combined technique, a team of international astronomers have spotted a galaxy 11 billion light years away, making it the oldest spiral galaxy yet studied.

PORT CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - 'The SpaceX boosters back in town! The boosters back in town!' paraphrasing the popular lyrics of the hit single from Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy - its what comes to mind with the speedy cadence of 'launch, land and relaunch' firmly established by CEO Elon Musk's hard rocking crew of mostly youthful rocket scientists and engineers.

NASA recently unveiled their SELFI instrument, which will search Enceladus' plumes to look for signs of life in the interior

A new study by a team of NASA scientists has shown how searching for biosignatures known as atmospheric beacons could aid in the search for Extra-Terrestrial life!

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - With the stunningly beautiful Halloween eve liftoff of the commercial KoreaSat-5A telecomsat payload from the Florida Space Coast, SpaceX matched competitor United Launch Alliance's (ULA) single year launch record of 16 missions – and the blastoff record breaker is on tap in just 2 weeks time!