Based in Houston, Ernesto Álvarez is one of the NASA scientists dedicated to developing the 'Orion' spacecraft and the technologies needed to survive on our satellite: "We are going to do things we ...

During his confirmation hearing in front of Congress today, incoming NASA administrator and billionaire fighter jet pilot-turned-SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman took a notable turn away from the ...

The idea borrows on a concept developed by the European Space Agency but adds a sample chamber to the spear so it can capture dust from a fast-moving, ice-spewing comet by hovering near it and ...

When we hear NASA, we automatically associate it with rockets and space exploration. Understandably so, considering news coverage about the agency largely focused on NASA's most groundbreaking ...

It's the job that puts the average 9–5 to shame. But while being an astronaut is a career many dream of, you might wonder how well it pays. Compared to office workers – who may complain about their ...

NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg faces the TV cameras at L3Harris’ Aerojet Rocketdyne facility in Redmond, Wash. An R-4D-11 thruster and a decontamination oven are off to his left. (GeekWire Photo / Alan ...

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. -- Students at a local elementary school got the chance to work with NASA and launch rockets. Students at Nichols Elementary in Cabell County conducted their very own rocket ...

HOUSTON — NASA has introduced its new class of astronaut candidates, some of whom may be among the first people to set foot on Mars. The cadre — the 24th astronaut class in NASA's history, and the ...