A space elevator connecting Earth and the Moon could be closer than ever
A Moon-anchored “Spaceline” could theoretically reach toward Earth using materials such as Zylon, Kevlar or Dyneema that already…
Interstellar Travel May Soon Be Within Reach
The recent confirmation of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b has created a wave of…
Astronauts could grow their own medicines in space
As human expeditions to destinations beyond Earth advance, medical care tools in the form of lifesaving medications (and…
This Is SpaceX’s Biggest Market, and It Might Surprise You (Spoiler Alert: It Has Nothing to Do With Space)
SpaceX is expected to go public in June in what will be the biggest initial public offering (IPO)…
Meet the Moon Trees: Apollo 14 astronaut carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon in 1971 and now they are flourishing across America |
More than five decades ago, Apollo 14 carried an unusual payload into deep space when hundreds of tree…
Will the future of work for Gen Z include space?
In some regards, young people are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to the…
Researchers Mapped 30 Million Trips to the Moon. This One’s the Cheapest
As humanity seeks to expand its presence at and around the Moon, researchers have been hard at work…
NASA’s first nuclear-powered spacecraft is heading to Mars, and its bringing helicopters
For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper,…
Astronomer Finds a Shortcut to Mars by Following an Asteroid’s Journey Through Space
A one-way trip to Mars takes somewhere between seven and 10 months, following a fairly direct route between…
World-first metajet propulsion could enable Alpha Centauri missions
Using even the most advanced rocket propulsion technologies available today, it would take billions of dollars and hundreds…
Billionaire NASA chief who’s been to space twice says critics of billionaire space travel are ‘outright wrong’
The billionaire leader of NASA, who has gone to space twice, has a message for critics of billionaire…
Can mice save astronauts on Mars? Scientists discover surprising fitness solution in space |
Space travel is not as easy as it looks, though. The human body is not designed to function…