Scientists and engineers are developing revolutionary new engine technology that could completely transform the future of ...

Inside a 55-foot-tall vacuum chamber at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, engineers spent weeks subjecting Blue Origin’s uncrewed lunar lander to the kind of punishment only deep space can deliver: ...

Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in ...

What if a spacecraft did not have to leave Earth carrying every drop of fuel it will need? NASA is moving that idea from ...

This engine won't be fueling interstellar missions, but still finds an unexpected way to use deep space energy to generate power. Reading time 3 minutes Deep space may provide hidden sources of energy ...

Interplanetary travel may become possible this century through Mars missions, space habitats, and propulsion advances, but ...

SpaceX will launch its 12th Starship test flight on 20 May 2026, from Texas. The mission will test upgraded V3 systems, including engines, stage separation and heat shield performance. It is a key ...

Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic has completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype Chakram, marking a key milestone toward bringing the experimental ...

How do you maintain spacecraft 22,000 miles away? DARPA wants to find out with the first launch of the dexterous, deep-space ...

At the Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu, the optical periscopic imager for comets OPIC was completed, and will be handed over to the European Space Agency (ESA). The camera system was ...