Sitting in the middle of the Iranian plateau, the Dasht-e Kavir, or Great Salt Desert, is the planet’s 24th largest desert.

NASA's LEXI instrument is set to land on the moon's surface sometime this month. Using X-ray sensors, the device will watch ...

Astronauts Suni Williams and Tracy C. Dyson look out the International Space Station's cupola above the Atlantic Ocean. (NASA) From blue comets and pink northern lights to snowy volcanos and winding ...

Pictures from the International Space Station do not disappoint, from comets and northern lights to giant hurricanes and ...

From blue comets and pink northern lights to snowy volcanos and winding rivers, the view 250 miles above Earth does not disappoint. Here are the best photos of 2024 from the space station.

Last year saw warming reach startling new highs, with record heat fueling extreme weather around the world. As farms and ...

NASA’s LEXI will study Earth’s magnetosphere from the lunar surface, uncovering how it responds to solar winds and cosmic ...

Astronaut Don Pettit appeared on his social media to share a video showing what the Aurora Borealis looks like from space. O ...

On Friday (Jan. 10), SpaceX successfully stacked its Starship spacecraft atop a giant Super Heavy booster to prepare for the ...

Astronauts take hundreds of stunning photos from the International Space Station. This year's best snapshots reveal both Earth and space in glorious detail. Check out astronauts' views of eclipses, ...

NASA's LEXI, an innovative X-ray imager, is embarking on a groundbreaking mission to the Moon under the Artemis campaign.