Private space stations are moving from science fiction concept to near-term hardware, and the people writing the checks insist they can do more than just replace the International Space Station. They ...

How can scientists determine if exoplanets orbiting M-dwarf stars are habitable? This is what a study recently presented at the 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society hopes to address as a ...

Executives from commercial space station developers and other companies discuss the market for commercial stations at Space Symposium April 15. Credit: Space Foundation COLORADO SPRINGS — Companies ...

The era of commercial space stations is set to begin in 2026, marking a revolutionary change in the history of space exploration. For nearly three decades,the International Space Station (ISS) has ...

As Ars reported last week, NASA’s plan to replace the International Space Station with commercial space stations is running into a time crunch. The sprawling International Space Station is due to be ...

With the proliferation of Earth observation satellites in orbit, the increasing sophistication of sensors and surging demand for imagery and geospatial intelligence across a growing number of sectors, ...

Voyager Technologies' Starlab space station passed another milestone toward completion this week. Starlab is one of just four teams vying to build a space station to replace the International Space ...

When astronauts first step onboard commercial space stations, the experience will be unlike anything they’ve encountered before. They could find wood paneling and warm interiors, next-generation ...

Space tourism is now a thing, and it probably won’t be too long before that tour consists of an orbit around the moon.

In 2030, the International Space Station (ISS) will pass its sell-by date. NASA will then pay Elon Musk $843 million to push the space station to a fiery death. What happens then? Ideally, by the time ...