Interplanetary travel may become possible this century through Mars missions, space habitats, and propulsion advances, but ...

On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Sean Gorman, and Jamie Sorcher unpack this ...

Traveling to Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn isn’t just difficult it’s a multi-year survival mission through deep space. Launch ...

Around the world, people watched NASA’s Artemis II mission in awe as humans returned to lunar orbit for the first time since ...

When scientists first sent microscopic worms into orbit in 2018, they hoped to answer a question that has shaped every discussion about long missions. What really happens to your body when gravity no ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The Artemis II mission will not only test the Orion spacecraft, but it will also evaluate how modern deep-space travel affects the human body. The mission is expected to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space travel is far from one-size-fits-all: Missions to different destinations—whether low Earth orbit, the Moon, or Mars—present unique challenges, especially when it comes to ...

In the relentless quest to make journeys to Mars shorter and safer, Russian scientists have recently turned heads with a bold claim: A plasma-based propulsion system could cut the Earth–Mars transit ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Deep beneath the surface in a quiet corner of the basement of the Physics, Math and Astronomy building of the University of Texas at Austin, lasers blast electronics with simulated ...

NASA's Artemis I mission takes a selfie of the Orion capsule on its way to the moon. Travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere and magnetic fields involves exposure to high levels of radiation from the sun ...