The first nuclear power sources used in space were developed in the early 1960s and have been used for deep-space missions ...

Next-generation rockets are changing space exploration by making launch vehicles more reusable, powerful, and capable of supporting deep space missions. Modern rocket technology is no longer focused ...

Canada is moving to expand its role in supplying nuclear isotopes that could power ...

NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more independently in deep space. The radiation-hardened processor is showing performance ...

China plans to carry out the Tianwen-3 mission around 2028 to bring back samples from Mars, as Chinese space scientists eye ...

NASA pushed its Deep Space Network beyond its limits during the Artemis I mission nearly four years ago. The global array of deep space communications antennas couldn’t keep up with the routine ...

Rep. Rich McCormick, a Republican from Georgia, pitched the idea of building a “gas station on the Moon” during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing on NASA’s Artemis program.

US technology company L3Harris Technologies announced it has finalised the design of a next-generation nuclear-based power source for future NASA deep space missions, marking a crucial advancement in ...

Research effort led by Biogerontology Research Foundation with coauthors from NASA Johnson Space Center, Cedars-Sinai, ...

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly cosmic radiation, while isolation gnaws at their minds and microgravity ...

Room-temperature liquid metals could benefit deep-space exploration, enabling advances in propulsion, thermal management, soft robotics, smart spacesuits, and life support systems. (Nanowerk News) A ...