Meghan Bartels

The country's second mission to the moon was delayed after Russia backed out of designing and producing the lander, so India decided to do it themselves.

The insect features a trio of spines along its back, like a stegosaurus.

The volcano is located about 45 miles away from Mexico City where almost 9 million people live.

The panoramic photo shows how memorable even just 11 miles can be—on Mars.

"What we've done is mapped out where it's a peanut butter sandwich and where it's a jelly sandwich."

The crew eats mealworms, which provide them with protein and help support plants growing in the moon lab.

Right now, it's impossible to know how thick the stuff at Europa's surface may be.

We've spent $87 billion on the space station since 1993.

The early Earth may have never mixed up quite as thoroughly as scientists had thought.

Mars InSight has just 100 days before it launches in time for its Thanksgiving dinner on Mars.

The new results explain how two planets in this distant solar system may be positioned just right to create life-friendly conditions.

At this time last year, they said it was two and a half minutes to midnight.

"It's like a little cradle inside of the rock."

Everyone poops—but not everyone's poop is quite so important to ecosystems around the world.

The strange planet upends current theories about these distant worlds.

The moon's unique atmosphere is part of the reason the Cassini mission had to come to such a bitter end.

If you see this centipede, stay away.

Bursts of energetic particles could have helped build the bonds to sustain life.

Geology experts are keeping a close watch on the situation.

The hungry critters are eating away at the reef and there's no good way to get rid of them.

NASA won't provide an explanation for the decision to remove Jeanette Epps from June's launch to the space station.

The new system will produce as much as 50 times more power as those that currently fuel spacecraft.

Apparently the moon is made of money, not cheese.

The Michigan meteor exploding didn't cause an earthquake, but it did make waves.

"The telescope is kind of like a great big flashlight where you're turning it on and turning it off."

Astronauts have to exercise two hours a day to stay healthy—but it may cause dangerous side effects.

The spacecraft will be exposed to light 500 times brighter than what we see.

The agency hasn't tried building a nuclear fission reactor for space since the 1960s.

The discovery raises important questions about the misunderstood role of women in ancient Egyptian culture.

New technology and new missions are making it more likely every day we'll finally spot life beyond Earth.