A byproduct of aging nuclear weapons stockpiles could help power spacecraft on missions lasting decades. Americium-241, an isotope that can be separated from aged plutonium, is being studied as a ...

The Lunar Gateway is planned space station that will orbit the Moon. It is part of the Nasa‑led Artemis programme. Artemis ...

NASA is targeting no earlier than March 6, 2026, for the historic launch of Artemis II, marking a major milestone in the agency’s return to deep space exploration.

Latvian startup Deep Space Energy announced it has raised approximately US$1.1 million in a combination of private investment ...

The company said it uses 2 kilograms of Americium-241 fuel to generate 50 watts of power for a lunar rover, compared with ...

The global Space Robotics Market is experiencing sustained momentum driven by rising investments in autonomous mission systems, rapid advancements in AI-enabled robotics, and expanding commercial ...

The creator of the Orion capsule, the only spacecraft now capable of reaching lunar orbit, is set to open Moon treks to spacefarers worldwide. Shown here are U.S. Navy divers helping recover the Orion ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) and Max Space announced a strategic partnership to advance expandable space exploration technology, serving as the cornerstone of future ...

The left panel shows the solar system and Earth. The upper right panel presents the layered structure of the Earth, with arrows showing the coupling between mantle convection and tectonic plate motion ...

NASA's ambitious mission to return astronauts to the moon for the first time this century is on track to launch no later than April 2026, but it just might fly sooner if all goes well. Final tests of ...

Key technology for ESA's exoplanet-hunting Plato spacecraft has passed a trial by vacuum to prove the mission will work as planned. This test replica of an 80-cm high, 12-cm aperture camera spent 17 ...