A “natural history” approach to space exploration would take into account instead developments in the fields of physics, ...

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble ...

A soldier returned from the Sahara desert in 1916 with a wild story about a meteorite that dwarfed all others. Over 100 years ...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's philanthropic organization, Schmidt Sciences, is launching the Schmidt Observatory System to ...

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years. A caravan of robotic lunar landers also ...

The Moon’s south pole has shifted from a distant curiosity to the most coveted real estate in the Solar System, and China’s ...

NASA’s new solar engine powers the Gateway space station, advancing Artemis missions and deep space exploration.

NASA’s Gateway is coming to life with a solar-powered spacecraft built to light it up—and move it around the Moon.

Planet, best known for providing geospatial intelligence through its satellites, sees an opportunity in orbital data centers ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

Tech companies’ rabid demand for electricity has them going straight to the source. On Monday, Google parent Alphabet announced its plan to buy Intersect, a San Francisco startup behind large ...