Astronomers discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they live in our own galactic neighborhood. The stars are in the Milky Way's 'halo' -- the cloud of stars that envelopes the ...

Astronomers have found that both the core of our Milky Way and the earliest proto-galaxies in the universe share a surprising trait: They are unusually calm and quiet in terms of harsh radiation. This ...

The university known as the cradle of astronauts will soon send a few more folks to the final frontier. Twenty-eight alumni of Indiana-based Purdue have flown to space or been selected for spaceflight ...

FARNBOROUGH, England— Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the private space tourism company Virgin Galactic, unveiled plans today (July 11) to add satellite launches to its list of ...

The company has not yet identified the crewmembers of its Galactic 07 mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space ...

Both SpaceX and Blue Origin have dabbled in space tourism, launching a handful of paying customers into space aboard their rockets. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has been promising a different ...