A research team at the University of Virginia is revolutionizing the future of space travel with groundbreaking studies on electric propulsion thrusters. By delving into the behavior of electrons in ...

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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.

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NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence ...

In April, four astronauts will venture around the moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA's path to establishing ...

A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) completed the final commercial flight of its Unity spacecraft in 2024 and is set to spend 2025 focused on its new Delta-class spaceships, which are on track for ...

Launch licenses the FAA just issued to Blue Origin and SpaceX are setting the stage for space billionaires Jeff Bezos and ...

THIS year looks set to be another blockbuster year for daring space missions, from China’s asteroid retrieval to the first-ever private space station. Here are some of the biggest space ...