From Sci-Fi to Reality: Laser-Powered Sails Are Changing the Future of Space Travel
Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...
Elon Musk to drop ‘extreme’ Nasa space car on Moon for first lunar drivers to brave brutal south pole in daring roadtrip
VISITORS to the Moon could race across the planet’s surface in an “extreme” car dropped there by Elon Musk. That’s the vision of a Nasa-backed company that is working on a ...
Sky skimmers: The race to fly satellites in the lowest orbits yet
There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.