Another NASA-funded tech demo named Athena EPIC was also aboard the Falcon 9 rocket. Led by NASA's Langley Research Center, ...

Small spacecraft also have the potential to expand their capabilities with deployable booms, sails and antennas. For instance, atmospheric drag sails are becoming an increasingly proven way for small ...

The issue concerns sunlight reflecting off the satellites’ surfaces. SpaceX has attempted to reduce the brightness of the reflected light by coating the satellites in a dark material, and also by ...

China, in collaboration with Russia and other countries, has also set a goal of building a lunar base by 2045. India also has ...

A space rock measuring approximately 64 metres across is speeding towards Earth at nearly 47,000 miles per hour, with its ...

Are the overhead lights in your home making your interiors feel outdated? If you have this once-trendy fixture hanging up, the answer might be yes.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch from California on a TRACERS satellite mission for NASA. What time is liftoff, and will ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch from Vandenberg in California on a NASA mission. Where are some spots to watch liftoff?

Three more rocket launches could be commencing in the week ahead from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California.

Once in orbit, the satellites will slowly drift apart, then perform rendezvous proximity operations and docking. Ronald Fevig, associate professor of space studies, said the two satellites ...

SpaceX launched the third batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband megaconstellation early on Wednesday morning (July 16). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 24 Kuiper craft lifted off ...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 will help launch and deploy a batch of Amazon's Kuiper satellites into orbit that could one day challenge ...