NASA has signed agreements with three U.S. companies to develop designs of space stations and other commercial destinations in space.

A nuclear fusion company with lofty aspirations around sustainable space travel, has test-fired a rocket engine powered by plastic waste.

A cold trap refers to a pocket on the surface of a solid body in which volatile gases can accrue and remain still for long periods of time.

The loneliness epidemic could be alleviated by an unlikely marriage between space research and virtual reality (VR).

If the known laws of physics hold, then a galaxy-spanning human civilization is impossible. Unless of course you can build a warp drive.

Mars is a potential source of what is sure to be one of the most valuable elements in the space economy—hydrogen.

Researchers have developed a concept that would make rocket fuel on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth.

TechTheMoon, the first incubator dedicated exclusively to the Moon, welcomes its first five start-ups. They will facilitate life on the moon

Australia has agreed to build a 20-kilogram (44-pound) semi-autonomous lunar rover for NASA to take to the moon as early as 2026.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will launch in October 2021 on a 12-year journey to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids and will include three gravity assists

Confirmed by The New York Times, William Shatner, the iconic actor who played Captain Kirk on "Star Trek, will launch to the edge of space.

The retrograde rockets needed to land on the moon's surface will also kick dust and rock up into the air potentially damaging the lander.

Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change and get astronauts home from Mars.

This form of propulsion starts with large solar arrays that convert sunlight into electricity, providing the power source for the spacecraft

NASA is developing tools to increase astronaut autonomy to operate spacecraft or systems without assistance from the Mission Control Center

The first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket blasted into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists

Aerospace and mining engineers are mapping out a plan for harvesting the moon's resources using autonomous robot swarms.

NASA announced the successful field testing of new spacesuit technologies for future astronaut science and exploration operations.

A drag sail that a team at Purdue University developed to pull launch vehicles in space back to Earth is scheduled to undergo a test launch

As scientists prepare for crewed missions to nearby planets and moons, they've identified a need for something beyond rovers and rockets.