From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration ...

Human crews headed for Mars are still looking at journeys that last most of a year, long enough for radiation, boredom and ...

Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket motor Dec. 4 as part of an internal program to advance solid rocket propulsion ...

Artificial Intelligence, particularly machine learning, is transforming spacecraft propulsion, potentially leading to the development of nuclear-powered rockets.

Scientists are exploring the possibilities of antimatter propulsion as they try to achieve interstellar travel. While conventional rockets provide high thrust, they struggle with low efficiency.

Founded by SpaceX propulsion veteran Tom Mueller four years ago, the California-based startup is redefining what maneuverable ...

Mobility in space continually cements itself as important in this modern era of space exploration, with satellites like Starlink, Amazon's upcoming Project Kuiper, the International Space Station, and ...

Space is becoming more crowded and as the number of satellites increases, so too does the risk of a collision, highlighting the need for multimode propulsion in spacecraft, according to industry ...

Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust ...

Space has a trash problem, with defunct satellites, rockets, and smaller broken bits orbiting Earth at high speeds. The amount of space junk is only increasing, raising the risk of collision with ...

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday morning carrying a NASA probe designed to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and search for the building blocks of life.

It takes light a single day to travel 16 billion miles. The Voyager 1 probe will need a little longer, just 49 years.