SpaceX’s IPO—the largest in history—has out-of-this-world implications for AI, space commerce and extraterrestrial exploration ...

NASA wants to send an ambitious fleet of helicopters to soar through Martian skies—but scientists fear the endeavor could crater existing Red Planet research missions.

One example cited by MacDonald is the emergence of ever larger and increasingly expensive observatories in the United States. It is certainly an unusual approach to include observatories alongside ...

Space exploration has become one of the strongest forces behind technological advancements because it pushes science and engineering beyond normal limits. Harsh space conditions such as radiation, ...

This week, America launched the first crewed deep space mission in over fifty years, and we should all be proud of the role North Alabama played in making it happen. Since the first lunar mission, the ...

Fifty-eight years after its release, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey keeps surfacing in conversations about space exploration and the boundaries of human technology. That staying power has ...

Artemis II marked the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years, in which we traveled farther from Earth than ever before and got our first look with the naked eye at parts of our natural ...

After the success of Artemis II, longer space journeys are expected, raising new health and nutritional challenges for astronauts. Current space foods rely on dried, shelf-stable items. A study ...

Now that the Artemis 2 mission has been successfully completed, it’s worth taking a look at where NASA stands on the role of humans in exploring space and what its path forward should be. Doing this ...

Space discoveries over the last five years have transformed how scientists understand galaxies, planets, and the origins of the universe. Advances in telescope technology, data processing, and modern ...