There’s a lot of energy right now around taking big leaps with deep-space missions, as sustained lunar activity and Mars exploration gain momentum. Commercial players are leading, but major leaps ...

For over a decade, the NASA telescope has captured various beautiful pictures of space. These pictures show us various ...

For more than three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has been capturing images we never imagined possible, revealing ...

The left panel shows the solar system and Earth. The upper right panel presents the layered structure of the Earth, with arrows showing the coupling between mantle convection and tectonic plate motion ...

China's space program is moving forward quickly, thanks to a clear national strategy and a fast-growing commercial sector. What started as a careful, government-led project has become a lively mix of ...

Previous studies concluded there were some weird light-generating objects out there, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Reading time 3 minutes To paraphrase the great Nigel Tufnel, when you look ...

How can fission-powered propulsion help advance deep space exploration, specifically to the outer planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th ...

The White House allocated just $18.8 billion to the space agency — a 24% decrease from the previous year's funding — in its ...

Celestis will launch its Infinite Flight mission in 2026, carrying cremated remains and DNA into a permanent solar orbit ...

Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could pose problems for long-distance space travel If you're enjoying this article, ...

The Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace is getting into the space tourism business. Deep Blue, which is based in the eastern province of Jiangsu, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 23) that it plans to ...