Despite being an incredibly powerful and destructive force of nature, volcanoes actually have a number of positive effects

The first American to become a three-time, long-term resident of the International Space Station (ISS) has just arrived at the orbiting outpost this evening, Friday, March 18 after blasting off with two Russian crewmates in a Soyuz spacecraft barely six hours ago and successfully completing a fast-track four orbit rendezvous.

The New Horizons team has released their first set of papers which they say will "completely transform our view of Pluto."

Black holes are pretty dangerous, so it's a good idea to keep an idea on where all the nearby ones are. How close is the closest one, anyway?

With the arrival of two special lenses, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is on its way to exploring the Universe for dark matter

Astronomers have captured the earliest image yet of the formation of planets around a young star.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The next Cygnus cargo resupply ship targeted to blastoff for the International Space Station (ISS) on March 22, has been named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of Col. Rick Husband, the late commander of Space Shuttle Columbia, which was tragically lost with its crew of seven NASA astronauts during re-entry on its final flight on Feb. 1, 2003.

By studying the star Kappa Ceti, researchers have determined that the young Sun in our solar system was a much more energetic star than it is now.

A series of tests planned by NASA will tell them a lot about the behaviour of fire onboard a spacecraft.

This week presents observational astronomers with two surprise treats, as Comet 252P/LINEAR brightens and heads north, and the second closest passage of a comet to the Earth occurs on March 21st.

Virtual Reality is helping NASA, and the rest of us, explore space.

Check out André van der Hoeven's book "Treasures of the Universe - Amateur and Professional Visions of the Cosmos". Within it are striking images that display the natural wealth and beauty that constantly surrounds us and that no treasure chest could ever lock up.

Due to its similarities to Earth and its warm, watery past, there are those who think that Mars could be turned into a "second Earth".

The cooperative Euro-Russian ExoMars 2016 expedition is now en route to the Red Planet after successfully firing its upper stage booster one final time on Monday evening, March 15, to blast free of the Earth's gravitational tug and begin a 500 million kilometer interplanetary journey in a bold search of indications of life emanating from potential Martian microbes.

90 years ago, on March 16, 1926, Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fuelled rocket, laying the groundwork for future space exploration.