From household robots to reusable rockets, a new wave of breakthrough inventions is redefining what humans can do in space and on Earth. These advances are not isolated gadgets, they are tightly ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who has led the agency into a new era of space exploration, is preparing to step down after four years at the helm. As his tenure comes to an end in January, Nelson ...

Since 1989, SpaceNews has been committed to delivering trusted, independent journalism that keeps the global space industry informed, connected and ahead of the curve. And just as the space business ...

Project Hyperion, a global competition launched in 2024, challenged engineers, researchers, and architects to develop "plans" for generational spaceships that could be used to carry humanity to other ...

Imagine taking an elevator to space. Or blasting off in a nuclear rocket. That might sound like science fiction, but scientists are racing to develop new, more efficient methods of space travel - and ...

Back in 1979, Houston became home to a program that searched for ways to create less debris in space and track and remove existing debris. More than four decades later, NASA has called the growing ...

Researchers at a Scottish university have taken one small step toward a future where orbital factories can 3D print future tech on-demand in space. Dr. Gilles Bailet, from the University of Glasgow’s ...

Sending AI data centers into space sounds futuristic, but Nvidia's CEO says a few practical obstacles still make that idea hard to justify today.

For Artemis III, NASA’s astronauts will wear brand new space suits. Space Communications Specialist Alexandra Doten explains the requirements for gear intended to be worn on the moon’s south pole.