The race is on to put hotels in space and neighborhoods on the moon. Here’s some of what we know about how Earthlings fare beyond the safety of our home world.
The European Space Agency is exploring a unique way to dramatically cut carbon emissions by tapping sunlight closer to the source.
The Defense Department’s annual spending bill requires it to review U.F.O. sightings dating to 1945, the year some believe an object from space crashed in the New Mexico desert.
NASA's most recent Moon mission is stoking the flames of a burgeoning lunar economy.
Using dozens of satellites to show images and words visible on Earth could be not just possible, but profitable, according to a new study.
NASA has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to purchase five more astronaut transportation missions to and from the International Space Station, further entrenching the space company’s position as the prime services vendor for the space agency. The new contract — for the Crew-10, Crew-11, Crew-12, Crew-13 and Crew-14 missions — is valued at $1.4 billion. […]
Asked why the space agency is embarking on such a seemingly 'fringe' subject, it said one of its remits is to look for life outside Earth