The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.

(Don Pettit/X) A grotesque purple lifeform was photographed sprouting 'tentacles' on the International Space Station (ISS), ...

Two more US lab employees have been linked to the disturbing pattern of deaths and disappearances around America.

The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The ...

Next time around, the pressure will be on SpaceX and Blue Origin.

The Artemis II astronauts, after saying goodbye to family and friends, were strapped into their seats aboard the Orion ...

The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus.

Artemis II, NASA's first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, represents a shift from short visits toward ...

The United States has been vocal about wanting to beat China back to the surface of the Moon. In February, NASA administrator ...

In this podcast we'll talk about NASA's Artemis II launch, which has ushered in a new era of lunar exploration. Nature: Lift ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NASA's Kelly Evans Young, the Artemis science flight operations lead, about the rigors of ...