The United States is no longer content with brief lunar visits powered by batteries and solar panels. NASA is now betting on nuclear fission to turn the Moon from a destination into a permanently ...

The U.S. space agency’s Skyfall project calls for sending robotic helicopters to Mars on a nuclear-powered spacecraft before ...

Four giant solar ‘wings’ will provide power for the first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years, due to launch later ...

The planet Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, and also the most difficult for spacecraft to visit and explore. This is ...

A massive solar flare produced a coronal mass ejection (CME) heading toward Earth, raising concerns for the Artemis II moon ...

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned moon base.

NASA is officially sending a fleet of robotic helicopters to Mars in 2028.

WASHINGTON — A pair of astronauts aboard the International Space Station stepped out into the void Wednesday, exiting the station for a spacewalk to conduct upgrades on a solar panel array. Jessica ...