Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology suggests we'll soon have a new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space.

Discover the journey to Jupiter, including detailed information about the route, spacecraft, and gear involved in the mission ...

Something to look forward to: Two of the world's wealthiest men are racing to tackle a challenge that could transform human space travel: refueling spacecraft in orbit. Solving this problem could ...

Hera, a European spacecraft, is halfway to the Didymos asteroid system to study the impact of NASA’s DART mission.

NASA and SpaceX are collaborating on an ambitious mission to send humans to an asteroid, marking a significant step forward in human space exploration. This mission aims to advance our scientific ...

Mars is closer than ever, but the human body isn’t ready. Inside the biological war against radiation, microgravity, and ...

The state-of-the-art manufacturing centre called iCOMAT on the business park in Davy Way, Hardwicke has been funded with ...

For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could they hear us? A new study combining data from Penn State and NASA’s Jet ...

The effects of long-term stays in space can be negative on a number of biological systems, and this mission should help us to ...

Since its founding in 2002, SpaceX has worked to revolutionize the spaceflight industry, mainly through developing reusable rockets that can land and fly again. This includes the company's Falcon 9 ...

Discover how astronomers use stellar parallax to navigate spacecraft in deep space without relying on Earth-based beacons.