The microbe demonstrated resilience to space-specific stressors, including enhanced repair from radiation damage.

Spacecraft burn tons of fuel and leave behind debris—but a clever technique called aerobraking could fix both problems.

Back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms.” Elon Musk’s tweet, posted to X after the latest global outage on the site, is both call to arms and breathless confession: the world’s most examined technology head is again betting on round-the-clock personal involvement to hold together his sprawling empire.

The new strain, named Niallia tiangongensis, is a novel variant of a known Earth bacteria and was found in a cabin on the space station.

A dramatic aircraft chase of a falling spacecraft has provided new insights into the fiery processes that accompany the atmospheric demise of retired satellites. The measurements will help scientists better understand how satellite air pollution affects Earth's atmosphere.

That said, Langbroek believes Kosmos 482’s orbital inclination of 51.7 degrees means it could reentry between the 52N and 52S latitudes (basically anywhere as far north as the United Kingdom and as far south as New Zealand). It will also achieve a velocity of around 150 miles per hour in the moments before impact.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KATV) — The next innovation of spacecraft engineering/functionality is coming out of Arkansas. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...

Col. Terry J. Hart, currently a Lehigh University professor of mechanical engineering, on board the Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41C in April 1984. He's launched into orbit, flown high-speed ...

The facility, built by the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering, is said to be the first of its kind globally.