A team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian have for the first time used galactic archaeology, the study of detailed chemical fingerprints in deep space, to ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

On a clear night far from city lights, the Milky Way stretches overhead as a pale band, yet most of the sky between those stars looks almost perfectly black. That darkness is not just a backdrop for ...

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other ...

Four American astronauts have boldly gone where no man has gone before ... and it's just the beginning ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...

The crew of the Artemis II mission will include the first woman and person of color to travel to deep space, ushering in a ...

Each year, Space Science Week brings together leaders across the space science disciplines to explore the latest developments and discuss the future of the field from a variety of perspectives, from ...