"We are developing certain modules that will be standard." Researchers develop powerful new technology that could transform space missions: 'We're just starting to see some of the results' first ...

Wireless power transmission from space was once science fiction. Now it could soon be a reality. Michelle Hanlon is executive director of the Center for Air and Space Law and assistant professor at ...

The United States flew a reactor in space in the 1960s and has studied nuclear thermal propulsion for decades. Fuel is not the primary limitation either; the enriched uranium supply chain is ...

NASA vs SpaceX rockets compared on cost, technology, and performance, revealing how reusability and innovation reshape modern spaceflight missions.

More than half a century after humans set foot on the Moon, the final frontier still fuels our imagination. Back then, it was all about doing what had never been done before and doing it first. In ...

NASA technology developed originally for use in space is employed in many everyday situations on Earth, including in your mattress foam.

Understanding the latest space technology trends and aerospace innovations transforming exploration, communication, and industries worldwide, driving the future of space and Earth’s development.

SpaceNews reports that Muon Space received a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase 2 contract from SpaceWERX, the technology arm of the U.S. Space Force. The company ...

Voyager CEO Dylan Taylor said a two-year time frame for data centers in space would be "aggressive." ...

A King’s College London study found that space-based solar power could cut Europe’s land-based renewable needs by 80% by 2050. Japan and the U.S. are testing early prototypes that beam solar energy ...

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