A researcher at Tohoku University has made significant improvements to a high-power electrodeless plasma thruster, bringing us closer to deeper space exploration. These advancements in…
A New Walking Robot Design Researchers have created a cutting-edge walking robot that might revolutionize large space construction projects. They tested the feasibility of the…
Since the 1960s, there has been speculation about a hypothetical propulsion method for interstellar space travel. Calculations at TU Wien (Vienna) show: it will remain…
An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the potential for life on other worlds is coming into focus…
The powerhouse that will help NASA’s Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power, and cool during…
NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. PDT) on Tuesday, April 3, to announce the agency’s plans for its next experimental…
NASA engineers are developing robotic spacecraft to help service and repair satellites in distant orbits. NASA is developing and demonstrating technologies to service and repair…
NASA is testing thrusters propelled by green propellants that can provide better performance without the toxicity while helping to lower costs by eliminating infrastructure needed…
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft began its critical design review last week, a major program milestone that will ensure the spacecraft’s design is ready for its deep…
Later this year NASA researchers will test prototype aircraft aerodynamics that could lead to the first aircraft on Mars. When an aircraft makes its first…
As the flight test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft nears, a new video seven minute video details the spacecraft’s test and the critical systems. Orion: Trial…
NASA’s flying saucer-shaped vehicle is ready for its first engineering test flight. The Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) is designed to test landing technologies for…
The baseline configuration for Europe’s Ariane 6 launch vehicle has been selected. In November 2012, European Ministers responsible for space, meeting in Naples, Italy, approved…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully performed its first deep-space maneuver, firing its main engine and changing its trajectory as it continues on its mission toward Jupiter….
On August 23rd, NASA will launch the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, a pair of specially designed satellites to gather information about the Earth’s Van Allen…
NASA’s GRAIL Mission, with twin probes named Ebb and Flow, has delivered over 99.99 percent of the data that was collected on the moon and…
The NASA Dawn mission is receiving 40 extra days to explore Vesta and scientists plan to make the most out of it. They hope to…
New images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft have revealed previously unknown geological features about the asteroid Vesta. While Vesta is one of the brightest objects in…
