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Space agencies are moving closer to a new era of rocket propulsion that could fundamentally change deep-space travel. Nuclear ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble ...

One may easily regard oneself as no more than a speck compared to the universe. Thirteen and eight-tenths billion years after ...

NASA's long-awaited return to the Moon is nearing fruition with the potential launch of Artemis II, their first crewed deep ...

Artemis II will send astronauts around the moon in February-April 2026, marking NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in 53 years ...

Physicists are quietly rewriting the rulebook for how we might cross the gulf between stars, not by bolting bigger rockets to ...

NASA’s push for a new nuclear rocket engine is not just another upgrade to the hardware we strap to the bottom of spacecraft.

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

The new year is around the corner; marking a promising year for space exploration. After years of travel and preparations, ...

Space looks dark and cold from Earth, but sunlight beyond our atmosphere is harsh in ways most of us never experience.

India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), is targeting its first uncrewed Gaganyaan orbital test, ...