Movies set in outer space often bend the rules of physics slightly, but they can be more powerful and immersive if they stick to scientific fact.

Laser communications provide a more secure, high-bandwidth method for transmitting information, and so could lead to advancements in global broadband, military coordination, and even deep-space ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low Earth orbit. The growth in the population of ...

Combined with high gas prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “that makes a really compelling business case for installing large amounts of solar power.” ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finally returned to Earth after spending a total of 286 days in space MIGUEL J ... “This grade is given to high level scientists with advanced ...

on Tuesday after nine months at the International Space Station. Wilmore, Williams, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov were greeted by a pod of dolphins that ...

Billionaire and tech titan Elon Musk shared his congratulations to SpaceX and NASA following the rescue of two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station for roughly the past nine months.

As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams get their land legs back on Earth, the effects of being stranded in space for nine months — and their recovery — will give scientists a ...

Two NASA astronauts have splashed down off the coast of Florida after spending more than nine months stuck in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams waved as they left their capsule - nearly an ...

NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — who gained international attention as their planned short stay in space stretched into a more than nine-month, politically fraught mission — are ...

This region of space around Earth is home to thousands of defunct rocket stages, dead satellites and discarded hardware that all zip around our planet at dangerously high speeds. On top of this ...