There are more moon missions, new ultra-powerful telescopes, groundbreaking probes and more reasons to keep your eyes on the ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? The picture ...

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A Southwest Research Institute-led study found that protons and heavy ions react differently to solar magnetic reconnection ...

NASA may not be able to move forward three planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its planetary science portfolio.

A solar sail is no longer just a graceful idea for propellant-free flight; it is becoming a materials and deployment problem that engineers are finally learning how to solve. That shift matters ...

On April 6, 2026, NASA's Orion spacecraft cruised around the Moon, armed to the teeth with vehicle management computers around 20,000 times faster than those used to achieve an even greater feat ...

The Artemis II mission, which took four US astronauts around the Moon and to a record-breaking distance from Earth, was a ...

Recent selfies taken by the interplanetary robot show its tyres being broken apart by the rough surface of the Red Planet, but the process isn't expected to end its mission ...

China's Chang'e 7 robotic lunar mission is scheduled for launch in the second half of this year and will survey the ...