Sending human travelers to Mars would require scientists and engineers to overcome a range of technological and safety obstacles.

When the Space X23 rocket launches to resupply the International Space Station, it will carry two experiments designed to sustain humans

Black holes are more than just massive objects that swallow everything around them—they're also one of the universe's biggest energy sources

FLPP oversees system studies and research activities to foster new and disruptive technologies which have the potential to reduce cost.

The possibility of time travel has excited many of us for hundreds of years, inspiring countless books and films.

A team of NASA researchers has developed a technique to predict radiation risk on the International Space Station for future exploration.

As NASA prepares for its "next giant leap"—meaning astronauts on Mars—technology developed by 3D printing construction is paving the way

Imagine descending into a cave carved out by lava to work alongside a rover about the size of Spirit and Opportunity on Mars

Among our solar system’s many moons, Saturn’s Titan stands out – it’s the only moon with a substantial atmosphere and liquid on the surface.

The space agency is embarking on a ‘one-year analog mission in a habitat to simulate life on a distant world’

NASA is planning a mission up to an asteroid that is hurtling around in our solar system, and it could be a seriously lucrative mission.

The spacecraft used its infrared instrument during recent flybys of Jupiter's mammoth moon to create this latest map.

Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba explore the possibility of launching rockets using a high-power beam of microwave radiation.

For continuous exploration of outer space infrastructure it has been suggested to establish a national manned space complex in orbit

A miniature device that scans deep below ground is being developed to identify ice deposits and hollow lava tubes on the moon for settlement

NASA predicts that beneath Jupiter's icy moon Europa lies a salty ocean with more water than all of Earth's oceans combined.

Nobody knew that the existence of a black hole could prove to be real someday. Wormholes, just like black holes, are a mathematical...

The technique is being developed to detect venusquakes. A new study details how it made the first balloon-borne detection of a quakes

The US space agency on Saturday celebrated the 100th birthday of astronaut John Glenn who changed the history of spaceflight

What should future spacecraft engines be able to do? One major goal would be for it to allow spacecraft to travel through the solar system