The concept of a Generation Ship is a time-honored one, but is it the best way to send an interstellar…
A trio of space travelers returned to Earth this morning from the International Space Station, including NASA astronaut Christina Koch,…
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft went into fault protection mode on Tuesday January 28th. The fault protection routines automatically protect the…
The ESA has begun conducting experiments as part of their Analog project, which will allow human operators to control robotic…
A new study compares two potential means of interstellar exploration, which could have implications for both space exploration and the…
It's time to update the rules. That's the conclusion of a panel that examined NASA's rules for planetary protection. It…
When a NASA engineer announces a new and revolutionary engine that could take us to the stars, it's easy to…
A team of Japanese researchers have used sperm from mice that spent time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to…
Picture two tissue box-sized spacecraft orbiting Earth. Then picture them communicating, and using a water-powered thruster to approach each other.…
Where you can travel in space depends on how much propellant you’ve got on board your rocket and how efficiently…