Miami-based multimedia superstar Natasha Tsakos discusses this historic fall flight aboard Zero-G's 'G-Force One' aircraft.

An interstellar meteor may have slammed into Earth. If confirmed, a fireball that careened through our atmosphere in 2014 will be only the second known visitor from beyond our solar system.

NASA sent a map to space to help aliens find Earth. Now it needs an update. The map that NASA launched in 1972 could lead extraterrestrials to Earth.

The laws governing air space and outer space are different; flying a satellite 55 miles above China is just fine if space begins at 50 miles up, but define the edge at 60 miles, and you might find ...

'Welcome to Earth,' a Disney+ original series from National Geographic, follows two-time Academy Award® nominee Will Smith on an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime adventure around the world to ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, and a rare cosmic lineup.

On July 11, Virgin Galactic’s space plane V.S.S. Unity lit its rocket motor and flew to more than 53 miles above Earth’s surface, sending the company’s founder Richard Branson to the edge of ...

Life probably exists beyond Earth. So how do we find it? With next-generation telescopes, tiny space probes, and more, scientists aim to search for life beyond our solar system—and make contact.

Suffering unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism. Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures lead dismal ...

Why we explore Mars—and what decades of missions have revealed. In the 1960s, humans set out to discover what the red planet has to teach us. Now, NASA is hoping to land the first humans on Mars ...