Air & Space

A Russian capsule carrying mice and lizards has returned to Earth after spending a month in space.

The moon has a new hole on its surface thanks to a boulder that slammed into it in March, creating the biggest explosion scientists have seen on the moon since they started monitoring it.

Screaming winds of infernal violence alternate with periods of dead calm as one nears the surface of Uranus, according to a new analysis of the gas giant.

The interstellar voyages of the Starship Enterprise have captured imaginations around the world for decades. But why? What makes "Star Trek" the enduring and thrilling science fiction epic it is...

A faulty steering apparatus may bring an early end to NASA’s Kepler space telescope, a $600 million tool in the space agency’s quest for life in the universe.

To establish a sustainable settlement on Earth's solar system neighbor, space travelers will have to learn how to grow food on Mars, experts say.

A loophole in Einstein's general theory of relativity could allow a ship to traverse vast distances in less time than it would take light. The trick? It's not the starship that's moving — it's the...