The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights on. Researchers created solar cells made out of simulated Moon dust. The cells convert sunlight into energy efficiently, ...

Additionally, China is also investing in a human lunar program, seeking to land its own astronauts on the surface of the Moon ...

"We're trying to encounter an astronomical object that streaks through our solar system just once and we don’t want to miss ...

Scientists have created solar cells using simulated Moon dust, potentially solving one of space exploration's biggest ...

A British start-up has unveiled an ambitious project that could transform space exploration. Their idea? Using nuclear fusion ...

NASA is preparing for the launch of its fifth New Frontiers mission, NF-5, aimed at exploring high-priority scientific ...

Portal Space Systems has raised $17.5 million to accelerate the development of a space vehicle with a solar thermal ...

These exploits and their scientific returns were crucial to unlocking the history of the Moon — and by extension, the history of our solar system. But after these initial forays, exploration of ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away ...

More than just dazzling streaks of light as meteors, these ancient fragments are among the oldest materials in our solar system, originating from planets, asteroids, and comets. Most meteorites ...