Space & Aviation

By analyzing data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that span over 14 years, researchers found over 20 previously identified supernova remnants — remains from stars that exploded — that vary unexpectedly in X-ray brightness in Messier 83 (M83).

This is the proof test article of the Viking Mars Lander to be used on Earth to simulate their behavior and to test their responses to radio commands.

The National Air and Space Museum unveils seven new galleries this year. Our curators to highlight one standout artifact from their new galleries.

The initiative debuts as Colorado gears up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its statehood.

Chemical signatures indicate the meteorite came from an early planet that met an untimely end during the formation of our solar system.

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are building a plane that should travel at those speeds but create only gentle thumps.