When scientists first sent microscopic worms into orbit in 2018, they hoped to answer a question that has shaped every ...

Quantum computing has moved from lab curiosity to a technology that could reshape how humanity plans its most ambitious journeys into deep space. Instead of relying solely on brute-force rockets and ...

A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station in 2026 that will help scientists ...

This engine won't be fueling interstellar missions, but still finds an unexpected way to use deep space energy to generate ...

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is being used in a pioneering ESA-led isolation study to monitor astronaut health for space travel. Worn by participants mimicking a space mission, the smartwatch ...

On March 19, one of NASA's Deep Space Network facilities — located in Canberra, Australia — entered its 60th year of relaying priceless information between scientists on Earth and the spacecraft they ...

This screenshot from CCTV (China Central Television) shows China’s first moon rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, in an image taken by the camera on the Chang’e 3 moon lander, Dec. 15, 2013. China does not ...

A 3.5-gallon volume of deep space, specifically within the Milky Way's Orion-Cygnus Arm, would contain approximately 4 million neutrinos and about 13,000 gas atoms, predominantly hydrogen and helium.

The Sun is an energetic star, constantly radiating energy and pumping streams of charged particles out into space. And while this solar wind can be dangerous in itself, without it, Earth and all the ...