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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed and tested a micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) detection and ...
A new study from the University of Nottingham has explored the use of fuel-free spacecraft propulsion systems and how they ...
Engineers have developed a class of origami structures that unfold in one smooth motion to create flower-like shapes, which ...
Orbital transfer vehicles launch atop rockets, carrying other spacecraft that they deliver to specific, often hard-to-reach, ...
Learn more about the Lucy mission "fly past 52246 Donaldjohanson -NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA’s Goddard ...
On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this ...
Scientists are exploring various proposals to repurpose existing spacecraft in order to chase after the interstellar object ...
On this day in 1977, NASA launched Voyager 2, a spacecraft that would go on to make history as one of humanity’s greatest achievements in space exploration. Today, the probe celebrates 48 years in ...
An astrophysicist argues that the interstellar mission would be extremely challenging but not completely unrealistic ...
Prior to flybys, scientists used mathematical laws and observation to determine the characteristics of the planets.
Travelling to our nearest star system is the ultimate one-way trip — but could you live your life among the stars? Let us ...
A visionary plan proposes sending a paperclip-sized spacecraft, powered by Earth-based lasers, to a nearby black hole within ...