A byproduct of aging nuclear weapons stockpiles could help power spacecraft on missions lasting decades. Americium-241, an ...

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

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

How can fission-powered propulsion help advance deep space exploration, specifically to the outer planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th ...

NASA vs SpaceX rockets compared on cost, technology, and performance, revealing how reusability and innovation reshape modern spaceflight missions.

The Lunar Gateway is a planned space station that will orbit the moon. It is part of the NASA‑led Artemis program. Artemis ...

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 ...

As NASA enters a historic new era of deep-space exploration, the Martz-Kohl Observatory will host a presentation by Stephanie Buskirk Dudley, NASA’s Moon to Mars Exploration Operations deputy director ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to the head of state, Russia has a technological potential for exploring deep space MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. Russia is an attractive international partner in space exploration as it has ...