Dr. Reut Sorek Abramovich says NASA discovery of signs of carbon in Red Planet rock samples requires 'thorough research in the field,' preferably by manned mission

Team behind landmark project celebrates 'amazing milestone' as machine completes its unfurling

Michael Kaplan, who shepherded the telescope through its planning stages before temporarily living in Israel, talks baby galaxies, space robots, the pitfalls of Israeli bravado

Gold-plated mirror crucial to keep all the infrared, heat-sensing science instruments in constant subzero shadow

NASA's James Webb telescope launches on daring quest to behold the first stars and scour the universe for hints of life

James Webb Space Telescope will seek out the faint, twinkling light from the first stars and galaxies, providing a glimpse into cosmic creation

Device scheduled for launch on Saturday is seen as a successor to the 32-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, which gave mankind awe-inspiring images of the universe

Parker Solar Probe comes within 8 million miles of Earth's nearest star at it flies along uneven boundary between atmosphere and outgoing solar wind

Planetary defense experiment aims to slam DART vehicle into rock, adjusting its path, in feasibility test of deflecting other objects that might head catastrophically toward planet

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) set to launch Wednesday and will let scientists see if it's possible to 'nudge' an incoming asteroid from a path that could threaten Earth