NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications technology has successfully shown that data encoded in lasers can be reliably ...

Experts speculate a new Phobos mission could launch by 2030, leveraging advancements in propulsion and AI for safer ...

For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could ...

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NASA has just shared one of its most impressive Mars panoramas to date. Captured by its trusty Curiosity rover, the panorama (below) of the Martian landscape comprises 44 images taken by the rover’s ...

Magnets could make bulky centrifuges obsolete in space oxygen systems. Scientists have developed a more efficient way to ...

A Williamstown man will lead an Earth-based simulation of a Mars mission that will last for more than a year. Air Force Maj.

The Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO) isn’t a new idea. Conceived in the early 2000s, the project aimed to deliver ...

A simple core of pure iron and nickel couldn’t account for the observed properties. The Martian core must be rich in “light ...

Instead of using solid fuel elements, this innovative design uses liquid uranium fuel to heat the rocket propellant directly.

On Episode 177 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Michael Tice to talk about a possible detection ...