"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

If you’re packing for an interplanetary space mission—one that’s very long and might involve populating a faraway world—sending an all-female astronaut crew could be an intelligent choice.

Talk about a potentially explosive issue. The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes ...

American space agency NASA awarded a NIAC grant to ThinkOrbital for a study into building a shipyard in space using ...

Most people hear “spacecraft” and envision rockets blasting into space, but they’re often not aware of the meticulous ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.

Space mining company AstroForge has revealed the destination of its next asteroid prospecting mission and has signed a launch contract with Stoke Space.

Breathing New Air Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country's Tiangong space station using a ...