The scientists at Rosatom have successfully developed a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator.The engine demonstrates enhanced thrust ...

Science fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky on the science that inspires his novels, his distaste for "humanocentric" ...

From the daily newsletter: a doctor goes to Mars. Plus: investigating celebrity yearbooks; Merve Emre on friendship books; ...

Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the ...

Sea-based launches are hitting their stride. That could lead to a lot more space missions with a lot less red tape.

While the midair explosion of the SpaceX's Starship rocket made for an unsuccessful flight test it also made for an unforgettable optical experience in the Caribbean. The launch marked the seventh ...

A book called "Mars Project" originated as a technical appendix to a science fiction novel, both of which were written by rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun.  The technical appendix was ...

Though the first of two Monday Falcon 9 rocket launches failed to materialize, the evening mission's first-stage booster is still expected to generate window-rattling sonic booms across North and ...

Photo Credit: ANI Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made history on Wednesday with the 100th rocket launch from spaceport Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. The successful ...

Starbase is an industrial installation built by SpaceX to fabricate and test a number of the company’s rocket types. The area around it is a unique and delicate ecosystem that includes ...

ELON Musk has broken his silence on rumors that he is a time-traveler sparked by an eerier prediction from the 1950s. Musk, 53, finally addressed the prophecy about him colonizing Mars made by an ...

SpaceX's gigantic Starship rocket has been "lost" just minutes into its seventh test flight. The 400ft rocket - the biggest and most powerful in the world - soared from Boca Chica, south Texas ...