Nasa has unfurled a solar sail in space for the first time, aiming to harness the propulsive power of sunlight for interstellar travel. The US space agency revealed that it had deployed the solar sail ...

Nasa has released the first photographs taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their fly-by of the Moon. The first image, ...

During a total solar eclipse, viewers can expect the sky to darken, as if dawn or dusk have arrived. Here's what to know ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On April 23, NASA launched ...

A different kind of solar eclipse took place on X Monday courtesy of NASA’s sun and moon social media accounts. Monday marked a rare and highly-anticipated solar eclipse that took place across North ...

NASA launched three sounding rockets at the moon’s shadow during Monday’s total solar eclipse to study how the phenomenon affects the Earth’s atmosphere. The first Atmospheric Perturbations around ...

Parker Solar Probe has uncovered new details about how magnetic reconnection on the Sun flings charged particles at insane speeds.

On June 25, Tuesday, a small fleet of scientific instruments known as the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) will be launched into 22,000 miles in space. Developed by researchers ...

NASA’s experimental solar sail is ready to take flight in Earth orbit, using the pressure of sunlight to test a new way of propulsion through the cosmos. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System(ACS3) ...

Two strong solar flares erupted from the sun within 12 hours of each other, according to information from NASA's Solar ...

A NASA spacecraft made history and is safe after making the closest-ever approach to the sun. On Tuesday, the Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a ...