NASA has paused operations of the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) aboard the International Space Station ...

NASA's NICER telescope halts its mission after a key motor fails; engineers attempt to salvage eight years of space science.

The International Space Station has been around for decades housing astronauts in space, but have you wondered how big it is?

For the first time, an international research team led by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy ...

Shenzhou 21 is carrying commander Zhang Lu, 48, a veteran of the 2022 Shenzhou 15 mission, and two rookie astronauts, Wu Fei ...

It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space ...

The coming mission will mark the first international astronaut participation in China's space station program.

NASA joins the Roman space telescope and key instruments, marking a milestone toward its 2027 launch to reveal the cosmos.

The Richard F Caris Mirror Lab in Tucson is actually attached to the UA football stadium, with some parts being below seats ...

University of Iowa graduate research assistant Jacob Payne uses nitrogen to dry off a mirror at Van Allen Hall in Iowa City on Friday. Payne — with guidance from UI Physics and Astronomy Associate ...

Jacob Payne, a graduate student and research assistant at the University of Iowa’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, landed a NASA grant to build a small X-ray telescope that can assist with deep ...