The sugar was detected near the center of our Milky Way galaxy, which shines brightly with stars in this artificially colored image. NASA / JPL-Caltech Scientists have made a sweet discovery near the ...

Astronomers discover first 'true sugar' molecule floating in space, a tantalizing new clue in the search for life's origins. Erythrulose, the sugar found in raspberries, is the first complex sugar ...

The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what’s ...

The world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk, aims to have rockets blast off from Earth before the end of 2026, sending the first materials to the moon and Mars to start building colonies. His plan is to ...

Astronaut Shane Kimbrough took this remarkable photo in 2016 Shane Kimbrough/NASA It is January 1986, and Janelle Onizuka is at soccer training. Her team, from Clear Lake High School in Houston, is ...

Space has been captivating people from the moment we began looking up at the skies. Traveling to space was an impossible idea reserved for the realm of artwork, books, and film, until science caught ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is widening the field of companies eligible to compete for national security launch contracts, adding launch startup Relativity Space and orbital transportation ...

Explore decades of incredible images and videos of stars, planets, moons, and galaxies—most of which are free to use and share. Consider this photo of Earth from more than 250,000 miles away, for ...

Science fans will soon get the chance to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour in its ready-to-launch position at the California Science Center in Exposition Park this November. The science center is ...

For the first time, an Earth observation satellite has found what it was looking for — on its own, without human analysts on the ground. The milestone, which occurred in April, marks the first ...