Improved satellite data reveals hidden underwater peaks, reshaping ocean mapping and advancing climate predictions.

The Dream Is Alive gives the viewer an unprecedented window on board the space shuttle ... space walks and an inside look at how the astronauts live in space. Experience the sensation of ...

Auroras are perhaps the most spectacular natural light shows on Earth — and they look even more majestic from above. Also called the northern lights (aurora borealis) and southern lights (aurora ...

Here’s a look at some of the largest ... Tragically, NASA's space shuttle Columbia also made an uncontrolled return to Earth at the end of its STS-107 mission in 2003. On Feb. 1, 2003, Columbia ...

Its images were superior to those of Earth-bound instruments but slightly blurred due to an optical problem. In December 1993 astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour performed five days of ...

The Chinese shuttle is designed simply to launch cargo up to Tiangong and return cargo to Earth. China’s space program previously didn’t have a method of bringing back equipment from orbit ...

Garneau retrieved the satellite in May 1996 during space shuttle mission STS-77, using the Canadarm. Garneau was speaking to Space.com on the 40th anniversary of his first spaceflight, also Canada ...