Three NASA-supported small spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on October 1, carrying experiments that could reshape spacecraft propulsion, ultraviolet astronomy, and the way satellites are ...

What are the chances of finding extraterrestrial life in our solar system? Frank Postberg, a professor of planetary science ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first educator ...

Orbital weapons have implications for both space junk and diplomacy. From what kind of weapon this might be to its implications for space junk, the announcement that the U.S. military has weapons ...

The International Space Station is a microgravity research lab hosting groundbreaking technology demonstrations and scientific investigations. More than 3,700 investigations conducted to date have ...

On a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston last week, President Trump promised American astronauts would establish a permanent presence on the Moon before pushing forward to Mars. “Our ...

Space Science Week is the joint meeting of the Space Studies Board of the U.S. National Academies discipline committees in collaboration with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and ...

The 14th test flight marks a crucial milestone toward the company’s ambitions of sending people to the moon and Mars, but it was not a complete success. By Kenneth Chang A previous mission left two ...

Chennai: More than 250 undergraduate students from Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpet districts participated in the Youth Astronomy and Space Science Congress 2026, held at Don Bosco ...

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NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple ...

The Adler Planetarium’s iconic dome on the Lake Michigan shoreline has beckons Chicagoans to explore the cosmos, but this ...