A space bag that can catch asteroids? New technology could transform mining and clean up orbit
A Californian aerospace startup is developing a technology known as the capture bag, an inflatable system designed to…
How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they…
China’s stranded astronauts return from space station
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s…
China’s stranded astronauts ‘in good condition’ after space debris delays planned return
BEIJING (AP) — The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is “in good condition, working and living…
Helium-3 Could Be the Most Valuable Resource in Space and Nations Are Now Racing to Mine It on the Moon
Lovell City Moon base as imagined in the TV Series The Expanse. Credit: The Expanse The Moon is…
NASA’s James Webb Telescope maps 400-light-year-distant planet in 3D, revealing heat so extreme it breaks water apart
An artistic depiction of the WASP-18b exoplanet (Image source: NASA) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has mapped the…
“Cosmic Bat” spotted in deep space, 10,000 light-years away
This image shows a cloud of gas and dust, shaped like a cosmic bat. The image was obtained…
NASA detects fingerprint of water on ancient Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
In what astronomers are calling a landmark finding, NASA scientists have confirmed the presence of water’s chemical signature…
How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
NEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of…
NASA made a strange discovery under the surface of the Moon
When we look at it, the Moon seems inert and uninteresting, but NASA made a strange discovery beneath…
International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a…
China says it’s on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030
China said it’s on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it prepared to send…