A byproduct of aging nuclear weapons stockpiles could help power spacecraft on missions lasting decades. Americium-241, an ...

In theory, water-based propulsion systems are a low-cost, safer alternative to conventional engines. Water is easier to ...

Quantum computing has moved from lab curiosity to a technology that could reshape how humanity plans its most ambitious journeys into deep space. Instead of relying solely on brute-force rockets and ...

After 20 years of development and more than $24 billion, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is poised for its first crewed flight, a 10-day test run that is expected to lead to human missions to the lunar ...

Long before any spacecraft can attempt a faster journey to Mars, scientists must first solve one of space exploration’s ...

Artemis II, currently targeted for 2026, will send astronauts on a crewed mission around the Moon for the first time since 1972. They will not land, but they will travel deep into lunar orbit and ...

NASA should focus on the body and mind, not just engineering, for cosmic travel. Scott Solomon is a biologist and professor at Rice University and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space ...

As humanity prepares for a new era of space exploration, NASA's Artemis II mission stands out as a groundbreaking endeavor that seeks to understand how deep-space conditions affect human health.

Ziv · “It gives me something to hope for,” said Walker Schumman, Chief Engineer of the Keweenaw Propulsion Laboratory of the Aeronautics and Rocketry Enterprise (AERE) at MTU. The National Aeronautics ...

The Artemis 2 astronauts will venture deeper into space than any human has gone before. That presents some seriously exciting research opportunities.

ARS to Provide Acoustic Qualification Testing in Support of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft for the Artemis Campaign We are ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. Tom has a master’s degree in ...