Sitting in the middle of the Iranian plateau, the Dasht-e Kavir, or Great Salt Desert, is the planet’s 24th largest desert.

Spacecraft from NASA and other organizations captured rich imagery of our solar system in 2024, including views of Mars, Io, ...

Every year, the International Space Station produces some of the world's best photography. Astronauts tend to be technically skilled with a camera, yes. Many of them are engineers, after all. Their ...

The giant ring fell from space, crash-landing into Mukuku Village in Kenya on Wednesday. No one was hurt, but space debris poses a serious threat to life on Earth and in space ... a mountaintop resort ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon . How ...

See the epic view of the moon and Earth captured by the Orion spacecraft ahead of its outbound powered flyby. Credit: NASA / ...

A NASA astronaut has shared a video of what the Northern Lights look like from space, a view you don't normally get.

Space can be a wondrous place, and we've got the pictures to prove it ... Perseverance sent this image back to Earth yesterday, on Sol 1379 — the number of Martian days the rover has ...

Earthrise: On Christmas Eve 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, during which they showed photos ... Goddard Space Flight Center when this unique view of Earth ...

Last night, the sun and Earth collaborated to give us a light show that no fireworks display could rival. Happy New Year!

From blue comets and pink northern lights to snowy volcanos and winding rivers, the view 250 miles above Earth does not disappoint. Here are the best photos of 2024 from the space station.

Space debris is usually designed to either burn up in Earth's atmosphere before reaching the ground or land in unpopulated areas, like the ocean. This doesn't always happen, though. For example ...