Science / Space

Bill Ochs, the project manager for the James Webb telescope shares the trials and tribulations of the launch and what it's like having the images out in the world.

An astronomy teacher said the images will change the way space is both taught and studied — inside the classroom and out.

More than 4,700 pounds of cargo launched Thursday evening from Kennedy Space Center on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

NASA's $10 billion new telescope showed the world something remarkable today: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.

It experienced communication issues connecting with the Deep Space Network, a group of giant radio antennas positioned around the globe to communicate with spacecraft.

With over 30,000 known asteroids out in space, it’s no surprise that planetary scientists like to be on the safe side by studying them and tracking any potential threats we

A UCF team is is sending a mission to an uncharted area of the moon, while researchers at Florida worked with NASA to successfully grow plants in lunar soil.

An attempt earlier this year ended early as teams never fully filled the massive tanks of the spacecraft, a critical test requirement.

NASA began "sonifying" its famous photos of outer space to help people who are visually impaired enjoy the images. Recently, it recreated the sound of a black hole 240 million light-years away.

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

Central Floridians are in for a celestial show this weekend with a lunar eclipse happening Sunday night. The Earth will slip between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the lunar surface.

The newest military service branch is responsible for protecting satellites and other objects in space, which it expects will be critical parts of future wars.