NASA’s push for a new nuclear rocket engine is not just another upgrade to the hardware we strap to the bottom of spacecraft.

The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

NASA has set a date for a return to the Moon, as part of the U.S. space agency’s ambitious Artemis program.

NASA’s first manned trip to the moon in over 50 years needs volunteers. The space agency announced last week that it’s crowdsourcing Earth-side support for its next mission. Artemis II, tentatively ...

In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth ...

Dow High School student Sanvi Patel had interacted with NASA mentors Florence Gold and Nancy Hall several times virtually. But meeting them in person for the first time this week was a thrill.

With support from NASA, a team of six researchers from the University of California, San Diego ISSCOR laboratory investigated the effect of spaceflight on human cells. The results show that being in ...

The stresses of space travel can alter a person's genetic makeup, NASA says, and the changes can linger even after a return to Earth. Call it the effects of "space genes," or DNA that doesn't return ...

As we approach 2025, major players in space exploration including NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin are gearing up for everything from lunar exploration to Mars missions. Here are the most notable rocket ...

Astronaut Dale Gardner holds a ‘For sale’ sign referring to the two satellites retrieved during STS-51-A mission - BBC/Keo Films/NASA Space travel should by rights make for rocket-fuelled television, ...

The past decade has clearly demonstrated the superiority of private entrepreneurship over state-run spaceflight.