Reaching Europa remains one of the hardest challenges in space exploration. Explore the massive spacecraft, fuel, and time requirements for a human mission and why today’s technology still falls short ...

With the SpaceX IPO and success of the Artemis mission, long-distance space travel seems within reach. Researchers are working on solutions to feed astronauts in space.

Applied Physics Laboratory engineer Jackson Banbury inspects the motorized arm that attaches Dragonfly’s high-gain antenna to the spacecraft's body. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman ...

An artist’s concept of the Moon (right) and Mars (center) against the starry expanse of space. A sliver of the Earth’s horizon can be seen in the foreground. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA has initiated ...

On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women—Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez—on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. The headlines ...

"We've got a whole generation behind Artemis," said Walther Pelzer, head of Germany’s space agency, "and I think that would be a huge mistake if we would disappoint these young people." Credit: Tom ...