When NASA's Mars rover, Perseverance, needs to move from point A to point B, it's not as simple as plugging in GPS directions. The rover has to avoid boulder fields, sand dunes, and steep slopes on a ...
A defunct NASA satellite that launched 14 years ago to study Earth’s radiation belts is expected to crash back to the planet on Tuesday. The roughly 1,323-pound spacecraft, known as the Van Allen ...
The space race is accelerating, but its environmental footprint is growing. Discover how space activity is affecting Earth’s ...
The "NEO Hunter" mission would use Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft to deflect space rocks. This plan builds on NASA's successful DART mission, which proved an asteroid's path could be altered.