NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 12: SpaceX company leadership ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq Marketsite at the launch of the company's initial public offering (IPO) on June 12, 2026 in New York City.

Read a blog by spacecraft engineer Henry Spencer arguing that rockets, not air-breathing planes, will be the spaceships of the future Getting to space has never been simple. A standing army of ...

LUNAR watchers have been crying over spilt milk for decades. Now the mystery of milky splotches on the moon’s surface might finally be solved – “mini magnetospheres” seem to be protecting the blobs ...

Expert issues warning over SpaceX Moon crash as future of space travel ‘at risk’ - A 4,000kg section of a Space X Falcon 9 ...

Interplanetary travel to Mars aboard nuclear-powered spaceships may sound like science fiction – yet NASA is planning to make it a reality. The Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission is scheduled for launch ...

Since 1989, SpaceNews has been committed to delivering trusted, independent journalism that keeps the global space industry informed, connected and ahead of the curve. And just as the space business ...

China unveiled on Tuesday its first-ever medium- and long-term plan for space science development, looking to establish ...

From Pacific Standard: "Way into the future (the National Research Council says) it's 'feasible' that entire 'fully functional small spacecraft' could be fabricated ...

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) second year Ph.D. scholarship student Sebenele (Sebe) Thwala, working with supervisors Dr. Chris Stevens and Prof Jörg Frauendiener, has been ...

There really is no terrestrial parallel to space exploration. While American pioneers pushed westward with minimal government oversight, the space age began with government funds and directives. Today ...

Beyond Artemis II, human spaceflight missions will need longer expiration dates and grow-it-yourself options. Luckily, labs around the world are working on these menus—and invited National Geographic ...