Are new Moon missions worth the astronomical cost?

The Artemis astronauts’ reflections echo a long described shift in perspective that occurs when humans are given the chance ...

The Artemis II astronauts have completed their historic lunar flyby and taken the pictures to prove it. But as skygazers ...

On the steps of the U.S. Capitol on a balmy October morning, a crowd of people sporting “Save NASA Science” buttons buzzes with anticipation. Among them stands Eli Orland, who likens America’s space ...

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has finally begun its roundabout journey to Mars. Launched on Nov. 13, 2025, ...

‘2001: A Space Odyssey' set the precedent for future sci-fi films and was ahead of its time, literally.

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch ...

In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series. The panel ...

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship "Parenthood." Its continuing mission: to explore strange new streaming services; to seek out cartoons about space; to boldly go where ...

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Students, faculty, and Hyde Park residents gathered at I-House this past Saturday to explore the development of science fiction at a time when astrophysics continues to discover puzzling properties of ...