The development of the engine is expected to make interplanetary trips much faster and expand humanity's access to worlds ...

Russia is extensively testing a new plasma based rocket engine that will use charged hydrogen particles to gain turbulent ...

Rosatom scientists have developed a laboratory prototype for a plasma electro-reactive rocket engine based on a magnetic ...

There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...

China's new launch vehicle Long March-8A took off for its maiden flight from Wenchang Space Launch Site in Southern China's ...

Space can be a wondrous place ... which resides about 7,000 light-years from Earth. The distinctive structure of the pillars is created by a nearby cluster of massive stars.

Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk. Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space ...

Earth's magnetic field occasionally bursts into ... that physicists' models have predicted for decades: a hole. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface. While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular ...

Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured from Space Feb. 6, 2025 — Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth.

The space rock has a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager for the Center for Near Earth Object Studies, or CNEOS, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...