The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...

NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson splashed down safely in the Pacific early on Tuesday after her fifth trip ...

The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on—electric grids, aviation and ...

When pop star Katy Perry and five other women made a much-publicized trip to the edge of space earlier this year, they faced ...

NASA's leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the agency, which is already bracing for potentially severe funding ...

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...

In 2020, the European Space Agency signed a contract with Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to "purchase a unique service: the first-ever removal of an item of space debris from orbit," according to ESA. C ...

French astronaut Sophie Adenot will take food from Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic to the International Space Station ...

The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level ...

ESA has chosen five rocket firms to compete for €169mn contracts, aiming to restore Europe’s independent access to space.

"For the first time, astronauts from three countries are part of this mission, including Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla...