Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a groundbreaking plasma tunnel to simulate the extreme ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The future of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center appears to be in jeopardy, according to a letter penned by a United States ...

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit ...

The Museum of Flight hosts Dr. Roger Myers on January 31 for a talk exploring space nuclear power and its role in supporting long-term human missions to the Moon and beyond.

Cold-flow tests at NASA Marshall demonstrated the stability of a nuclear propulsion design aimed at reducing travel times to the moon and Mars.

As the human race looks toward a future of space exploration and perhaps even colonization, one new discovery sheds light on a potential challenge. Traveling and being in space changes the shape of an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study examines how time in space impacts astronauts’ brains, possibly having big implications for the future of space flight ...

In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss moderates a timely panel discussion at the Spacepower conference on how commercial space capabilities are reshaping national security, civil space, and ...

Sierra Space performed tow tests of its Dream Chaser spaceplane at the former shuttle runway at the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: Sierra Space WASHINGTON — Sierra Space has completed key testing ...

A new study examines how time in space impacts astronauts’ brains, possibly having big implications for the future of space flight. Scientists discovered that parts of the brain moved up to 2mm in the ...