A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday, testing technology designed to protect the ...

Beirut: The Euclid space telescope has spotted the oldest quasars -- the brightest objects in the universe -- ever discovered ...

The technology could be used to send probes across interstellar space to other star systems.

Penn State’s strength in space science comes from the depth of our long-standing scientific leadership and the breadth of ...

Quantum physics is quietly rewriting the rulebook for how far and how fast humanity might travel beyond Earth. A cluster of recent breakthroughs points to a future in which exotic states of matter, ...

Scientists are studying whether future astronauts on deep-space journeys could transform compounds in asteroids into food. By Sarah Scoles Sarah Scoles previously reported on simulating agriculture on ...

How can fission-powered propulsion help advance deep space exploration, specifically to the outer planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th ...

Editor’s note (August 28th 2024): The mission was postponed a few hours before it was due to launch due to worries about bad weather. ENTHUSIASTS HAVE been paying to fly into space for more than two ...

THE USS Enterprise they are not. One looks like a magic-marker pen, except that it is 58km long. The second, a pair of conjoined Ferris wheels. And the third, a giant jellyfish. They are, nevertheless ...

On Nov. 13, the California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will open to visitors as the final phase of ...

The science-fiction film Project Hail Mary sees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible? If you're enjoying this article, consider ...