NASA spacecraft finds haze, flowing ice on Pluto

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s New Horizons spacecraft has discovered flowing ice and a surprising extended haze on Pluto, which show the dwarf planet to be an icy world of......

We have found Earth 2.0

NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the 'habitable zone' around a sun-like star. This artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet......

NASA spacecraft finally gets up close with Pluto

Humanity has visited Pluto for the first time, opening a new chapter in space exploration. This is the last and most detailed image sent to Earth before the spacecraft’s closest approach to......

MESSENGER spacecraft makes crashing finale after 11-yr mission

NASA has completed its MESSENGER mission with expected impact on Mercury's surface. The planetary exploration mission came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic, end on Thursday when it slammed......