One of the biggest goals in space exploration is getting humans to the distant planet, Mars. However, reaching Mars involves not just one but myriad engineering challenges, including the long distance ...

Why it matters: The journey all the way to Mars and back exacts a huge toll in terms of human lifetime – it entails spending multiple years in the hostile environment of space. But NASA is exploring ...

"We expect to see the magnetosphere breathing out and breathing in." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Firefly Aerospace's ...

NASA has successfully tested an electric force field on the Moon that protects spacecraft from destructive lunar dust. The Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) was carried aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently announced plans to invite media to visit the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft executing the "Artemis 2" mission in ...

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...

José Hernández doesn't view his trip to space and his work as an astronaut as his proudest professional contribution. Rather, it's the work he did to turn a canceled experiment into the first ...