Space exploration

Astronaut U.S. Senator John Glenn. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Space exploration has often been associated with young pilots…

A traffic jam is growing around Earth, but most of the debris is too small to see or…

NASA briefly lost contact with Voyager 1 in mid-October after the nearly 50-year-old spacecraft stopped transmitting a detectable…

SpaceX is targeting November 2026 for the 15th integrated flight test of its Starship rocket, with the mission…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort…

The captivating shapes of wind-carved crags called yardangs are revealed in this zoomed-in crop of a broader panorama…

The U.S. has long cautioned nations against putting weapons in space. Now it appears that America has done…

Artist’s concept of a potential lunar cave beneath the Marius Hills region of the Moon. NASA-backed scientists plan…

Canadian tech helps Cygnus XL depart ISS YouTubeCygnus XL Cargo Spacecraft Departing Station Soon on NASA+ NASA (.gov)Private Cygnus XL…

Canada is moving to expand its role in supplying nuclear isotopes that could power spacecraft on long-duration missions.…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to…

Fully Assembled RF Helicon-based Plasma Thruster. Credit: F. Romano A satellite engine that uses atmospheric gases as fuel…

At 77, John Glenn made history twice: first orbiting Earth in 1962, then becoming the oldest person in space on Discovery’s 1998 mission | World News