These are exciting times in space exploration, as more and more countries and private enterprises are mastering technology ...

Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The ...

While SpaceX lost the upper stage of its new Starship in a flight test, the futuristic spacecraft presages a spaceflight revolution, says a leading U.S. space scholar.

The US faces growing global competition in major defense technologies at all levels of deployment. In response, the US ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...

So it’s time to revisit an age-old lesson, that the power of the positive word is positive results. That statement is so obviously true that it can be offered aphoristically, namely, standing by ...

Twenty years before Neil Armstrong uttered his memorable words on the Moon about one small step for man but a giant leap for ...

"Can you see the flag the astronauts left there?" This then leads to a discussion on how far the Moon is, versus the ...

Space development is shifting from being state-led to being led by the private sector. Japanese companies should not miss out ...

Past exploration and prospective missions are endangering our only moon's future existence, the World Monuments Fund has ...

Understanding the Moon's History With Chang'e-5 Sample Feb. 6, 2024 — China's Chang'e-5, the first lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, delivered 1.73 kilograms ...