New research aims to ensure astronauts' health by mimicking the human body's response to exercise.
A new proposal for a pellet-beam spacecraft could enable interstellar missions and a Solar Gravitational Lens in a matter of…
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NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts is famous for supporting outlandish ideas in the astronomy and space exploration fields. Since being…
Artificial gravity remains the stuff of science fiction. But dealing with no gravity causes significant problems in many astronauts, ranging…
We’ve reported before on the conceptual mission known as the Interstellar Probe. This ambitious mission would visit the interstellar medium…
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has been a significant funder of pie in the sky research for a…
What if we had the ability to chase down interstellar objects passing through our Solar System, like Oumuamua or Comet…
NASA is exploring new concepts for its long-awaited return to the Moon, one of which promises to "beam" power wherever…
Materials are a crucial yet underappreciated component of any space exploration program. Without novel materials and ways to make them,…