Today NASA announced the selection of a University of California San Diego-led satellite mission for the Earth System ...

When Apollo 17 astronauts returned from the moon in 1972, they visited NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to thank staff for their contributions to the mission, saying "we stood on the ...

NASA engineers ​and technologists have speculated for nearly two decades about moving energy-hungry computing off the planet.

NASA and the DoE aim to launch a lunar nuclear power system by 2030, supporting future Moon and Mars missions under a renewed ...

Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather ...

Elon Musk is armed with the world's busiest satellite launch fleet, an AI startup, and an appetite for infrastructure that ...

Several robotic spacecraft orbiting the Moon can take detailed pictures of its surface, so why send people around the Moon? A ...

NASA, which has waited more than 50 years to launch another human moon mission, will wait at least another month. Here's the ...

The Lunar Gateway is a planned space station that will orbit the moon. It is part of the NASA‑led Artemis program. Artemis ...

Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his AI startup, the largest tie-up in his expansive business portfolio.

Plasma engines could be the future of human space travel, and Russia’s “manetoplasma rockets” have the most ambitious travel goals ...

Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold new mission ...