US engineers have tested a thermal propulsion reactor fuel at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre with the aim for it to be ...

NASA has plans to launch the first deep space station for humans to live long-term. Is it a necessary step to Mars?

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

Despite the evacuation of its Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, no space mission data has been lost, NASA says. NATIONAL HARBOR ...

Nuclear thermal propulsion fuel could reduce the travel time for missions to Mars from six months to just 45 days.

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

Wildfires in California caused evacuations at NASA Jet Propulsion Labaratory in Pasadena, halting the Perseverance Rover ...

Another challenge of long-duration missions is staying mentally healthy. Astronauts are often confined to small spaces for ...

Gaze deeper into the night sky with the best deep space telescopes ... January 21 sees a breathtaking 'planetary parade' as Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn line up, and February brings Lynx ...

Trump administration considers axing the National Space Council as SpaceX gains influence over US space policy.

It carried 850 kg of fuel and 5 science payloads including a Mars Color Camera (MCC) which it has been using to study the Martian surface and atmosphere since entering the orbit successfully. The ...