NASA's Europa Clipper will explore Jupiter's icy moon, searching for signs of life beneath its icy shell. The mission will ...

The automobile-sized Hera will carry out the first detailed survey of a ‘binary’ – or double-body – asteroid, 65803 Didymos, ...

Kennedy Space Center is battening down the hatches as Hurricane Milton gathers strength over the Gulf of Mexico.

A SpaceX rocket that launched a planetary defense mission on Monday captured a breathtaking view of Earth shortly after reaching orbit.

Scientists are eager to examine the impact’s aftermath up close to know exactly how effective Dart was and what changes might ...

ESA has launched the first planetary defense Hera spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 to investigate NASA-deflected Dimorphos ...

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The mission is heading out into space to study the impact of NASA's successful high-speed collision with an asteroid in 2022.

The Hera spacecraft, expected to take flight Monday morning, is part of a broader effort to bolster humanity’s planetary defense readiness.

Hera launched on Monday, Oct. 7, at 10:52 AM EDT (14:52 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral ...

A European spacecraft is on its way to get an up-close look at an asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed its own vehicle ...