NASA astronaut Christina Koch talks about record 328 days in space

Michigan native turned Galveston transplant Christina Koch has completed the longest mission ever by a woman, for a single space flight.

Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle

A new study has found a fast radio burst has been spotted coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years from Earth and it's repeating every 16 days. No one knows why.

First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven aboard ISS

Chocolate chip cookies became the first food baked in space from raw ingredients -- and they took two hours to bake, NASA says.

'Do we need camo in space?' New Space Force uniforms draw ridicule online

They say in space no one can hear you scream, and apparently the Trump Administration is looking to ensure it's hard to see members of the new U.S. Space Force too.

Mystery drone sightings in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming prompt theories

Dan Carlson says drones have flown after dark near his Nebraska farm four times this year. He suspects military involvement. U.S. Air Force officials overseeing dozens of nuclear missiles scattered across the region deny any role in the drone sightings.

New York teen discovers a planet 1,300 light-years away

Sifting through a mound of data from a telescope orbiting Earth, a teenaged intern at NASA discovered a planet some 1,300 light-years away.

NASA's alien planet hunter discovers its first Earth-sized planet in 'habitable-zone'

Since its launch in April 2018, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found a great number of exoplanets, including a so-called "missing link."

Massive red star Betelgeuse is unusually dim, astronomers say it might be about to explode

A massive red star called Betelgeuse that is most well-known as the bright upper shoulder in the constellation Orion has been acting strangely recently, and astronomers say there's potential for the star to explode as a supernova at any moment.

First female launch director to take helm at NASA

Charlie Blackwell-Thompson will be the Launch Director when we send man back and the first woman to the moon.

NASA’s Hubble captures dazzling distant galaxy

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped a stunning picture of a galaxy about 50 million light-years away.

NASA finds 'battling galaxies' in deep space

NASA has spotted "battling galaxies" in deep space, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Astronauts experience stagnant and reverse blood flow during long periods in space, study finds

A study looking into how zero gravity can affect blood flow in the body showed astronauts staying onboard the International Space Station for long periods of time can face health risks.

How to watch Mercury transit the sun in rare event on Monday

Astronomers and sky watchers will be ready for a rare celestial event taking place Monday, November 11th. That's when Mercury, our innermost planet, passes directly between Earth and the sun.