Robin Heard, wife of former Iolan Scott Heard, will be the voice of NASA Wednesday afternoon as part of coverage of a cargo rocket launch to support the International Space Station. Heard, who has worked…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet’s frigid winter. Starting Tuesday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows online, along with wind speed…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is trying one last time to contact its record-setting Mars rover Opportunity, before calling it quits. The rover has been silent for eight months, victim of one of the…

LAUREL, Md. (AP) — NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft pulled off the most distant exploration of another world Tuesday, skimming past a tiny, icy object 4 billion miles from Earth that looks to be shaped like…

One of the most amazing endeavors humans have ever undertaken is the exploration of space.  Millions of us dream of marveling at our blue and green marble of a planet from the depths of space.…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is anxious to hear from its dust-silenced Mars rover, Opportunity, as the planet’s red skies clear. Flight controllers have been on the alert for a message from Opportunity ever…

It’s hard to say no when you’ve been offered a shot at your dream job. Miranda Peters did so, twice. It was mostly out of loyalty, and other reasons. Peters, who grew up gazing at…