Runway-to-Space Challenge uses Aurora spaceplane for faster research
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For years, getting anything into space has been slow and…
Japan eyes world-first transmission of space-based solar power to Earth
Science Experiment will use microwaves to send electricity from orbit Japan aims to launch a 2.5-square-kilometer solar panel…
The Sun’s Impossible Floating Mountains
Imagine a mountain range many times larger than the entire Earth, floating in mid-air, held up by nothing…
Mysterious Green Lights Over Hawaiian Evening Sky Are Baffling Astronomers
The green lights that lit up the skies over Hawaii on the weekend are baffling researchers. Photo: Jake…
Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s core — and astronomers don’t know why
Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way’s spiral disk — and it’s not…
NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he’s fighting for Pluto: ‘I am very much in the camp of ‘make Pluto a planet again’
NASA chief Jared Isaacman wants to restore Pluto to its former glory. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union…
NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
A prototype of a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was tested in a special chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
NASA Laser Terminal Enhances Views During Artemis II Mission
Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission’s 10-day journey…
Scientists May Have Solved Where Earth’s Building Blocks Came From
Earth formed billions of years ago through a gradual process of accretion, gathering dust, rocks, and planetesimals over…
NASA Telescope Data Reveals More Than 10,000 New Planets Candidates in a Single Sweep
A reanalysis of early data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) telescope has uncovered more than 11,000…
Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean
The Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater after splashdown on April 10, 2026. (Image credit: U.S. Navy) The…
NASA Maps Hidden “Interstellar Ice Highways” That Could Seed Entire New Worlds
A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal reveals that frozen water and molecular ices are spread across…