Moving the Discovery from Virginia to Texas could be risky for the fragile craft. After the space shuttle Discovery made its ...

The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in ...

Hopkins Bloomberg Center to launch series with top space executives discussing the futuristic technologies fueling the modern ...

The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A provision in ...

Discovery has been on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum for more than a decade. Now, Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn want to bring it to Texas. Reading time: Reading time 3 ...

James Webb Space Telescope observations show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a 50-65 foot irradiated crust formed by billions of years of cosmic ray exposure. Research posted to arXiv indicates the co ...

When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030, its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it ...

Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.

Space has a way of making scientists throw out their textbooks. Just when astronomers think they understand how the universe ...

Within the next 18 months, the space shuttle Discovery may be disassembled in Washington D.C., transported more than 1,000 miles to Houston and reassembled. But not if grassroots group Keep The ...

The space shuttle Discovery headed to the pad yesterday for its last trip into space. The 26-year-old craft has seen a lot in its career, some good, some bad, some odd. Here are five highlights: 5.

Port Discovery Children's Museum opens "Galactic Builders" space exhibit and "Skies" sensory-friendly area, with officials ...