For decades, space exploration was dominated by government agencies with billion-pound budgets and national ambitions. Today, a new generation of private space companies is reshaping how humanity ...

Earlier this year, NASA’s most advanced lunar rover—the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover or VIPER—seemed to be on track to the moon. Engineers integrated the VIPER’s final instrument of ...

Aurelia Institute has developed magnetic, self-assembling tiles that can autonomously attach to each other to create ...

Ph.D. candidate Natalia Seliutina has followed gemstones from the -30° temperatures of Siberia to the carving studios of Ōtepoti and the particle accelerators of Taiwan in her quest to discover why ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Space exploration is entering a new era, mirroring historical expansions where lasting ...

Explore the innovative concept of space elevators, a groundbreaking solution for access to space. This video delves into how space elevators could revolutionize transportation, the technology behind ...

Cislunar space has become the focal point of considerable interest and strategic planning because of the many proposed missions to send crews to the moon in the next decade. These include NASA's ...

NASA and the US DOE have signed a new agreement to accelerate the development of nuclear power and propulsion technologies ...

The 7:30 p.m. panel, “First Light: The Brave New Space Age,” at Beckman Auditorium will feature Eric Schmidt, former Google ...

A picture of a space exploration vehicle at NASA Johnson Space Center. Team OWL SUITS was assigned to develop a pressurized rover interface for a simulated lunar mission scenario (Credit: Israel Cantu ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...