Gas stations in space may be the answer to our ongoing space junk problem. Or, at the least, they could help lessen the amount of space junk that ends up orbiting our planet by allowing satellites to ...

(CNN) — Since the dawn of the space age — the launch of the Sputnik I in 1957 — humans have sent over 15,000 satellites into orbit. Just over half are still functioning; the rest, after running out of ...

To commemorate the inaugural flight of a Get Away Special, or GAS can, the Shuttle Small Payloads Project Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, is sponsoring an Open House from 10:00 a.m.

The discovery of molecular gas getting spewed from a quasar that existed around 13 billion years ago confirms some star-formation theories. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The 20,000-light-year-long fountain of gas is moving at 450 times the top speed of a jet fighter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Hubble has captured a galaxy losing vital gas as it races through a crowded cluster, revealing how harsh cosmic environments ...

James Webb observations detect warm carbon monoxide gas in the inner disk of HD 131488, revealing non-equilibrium conditions and evidence of exocomet-driven gas replenishment near the star.

When it comes to human spaceflight, what goes up does indeed need to come down, typically at significant expense on both legs of the journey. A team of NASA engineers and scientists thinks there is a ...

Hubble’s latest view of N159 captures newborn stars igniting, glowing, and blasting bubbles into a vast cosmic nursery.