When Google calls something a “moonshot,” it’s rarely just a metaphor. Its latest experiment – Project Suncatcher – quite ...

Unusual radio signals from beneath Antarctica’s ice continue to defy explanation. Several years ago, scientists using a cosmic particle detector in Antarctica recorded a series of puzzling radio ...

Movies have always played up the mad scientist trope, but real-life labs have carried out experiments that make fiction look ...

China’s astronauts just added a new flavor to life in orbit: the taste of freshly grilled chicken wings. In a first for the ...

Astronauts could soon be able to move more freely thanks to a soft robotic exosuit developed by researchers at the University ...

Intuitive Machines has received US Air Force support to develop next-gen Stirling-based nuclear power systems for spacecraft ...

Sometimes space exploration doesn't go as planned. But even in failure, engineers can learn, adapt, and try again. One of the ...

Twenty-five years ago, humanity made a significant leap into permanent space habitation. On November 2, 2000, NASA astronaut ...

When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030 its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it ...

A new study led by space chemist Jordy Bouwman may reveal a missing link in how certain organic molecules form in outer space. They include buckminsterfullerine, sometimes known as the "buckyball," a ...

Human health remains one of the greatest challenges in space exploration. When astronauts spend long periods in space, their bodies weaken dramatically—especially their muscles and bones. Now, ...

China’s Shenzhou-21 spacecraft docked with the Tiangong space station just over six hours after launch, carrying three ...