In preparation for its eighth Starship launch, SpaceX is finishing up preflight shakedowns for the megarocket's first stage, ...

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

Russia's state-owned Rosatom announced a prototype plasma engine which could speed up travel to other planets.

Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

The $34.9 million award will launch the Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness and Resilience Institute — ...

Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the ...

As snow falls throughout the Pacific Northwest, cameras are busy flashing and snapping in an attempt to capture the beauty of ...

A full-scale electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft is undergoing ground testing at Mojave Air & Space Port ...

NASA and DARPA announced in 2023 that they were working on a nuclear thermal rocket engine, with a planned launch demonstration as early as 2027. The big drive behind these new propulsion ...

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...

NASA and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) have successfully tested a new nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. This development marks ...

Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the galaxy and take stock.