Space Travel

For the first time, a version of the Starship spacecraft will be tested with multiple Raptor engines, and launched significantly higher as a result.

From Hubble, you see the curvature of the Earth. You can see this gigantic, bright blue marble set against the blackness of space, and it's the most magnificent and incredible thing I've ever seen in my life.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted a video showing construction progress on the dome tank for Starship, a spacecraft designed to eventually take Earth colonists to the moon and Mars.

As Boeing's Starliner marks its historic maiden voyage to space, we look at what the launch means for the commercial space travel industry.

The FCC filed paperwork with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on behalf of SpaceX, requesting permission for the production and deployment of 30,000 Starlink satellites.

The teenager sat down with Stylist Magazine to discuss what life would be like in space, from the food to the toilet arrangement —and the prospect of being the very first person to touch foot on Mars.

David Burns, who funded the research privately, says he is aware of the huge pitfalls in the concept.

Maine's first female astronaut, Jessica Meir, leaves for the International Space Station September 25.

"The LightSail 2 mission is a game-changer for spaceflight and advancing space exploration," said Bill Nye, whose Planetary Society funded the project.

A leading Russian space scientist claimed his team is developing "science fiction" technology and accused Elon Musk of creating a rocket "based on old, long-developed and used engines."

NASA's Opportunity rover has been silent since June—caught in a planet-encircling dust storm.

UFO skepticism has become something of a religion with an agenda.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch astronauts to the International Space Station this year but the company's fueling technique is worrying for some.

SpaceTime allows VR users to explore the world from outer space.

Factors including microgravity and radiation make the space environment hostile for humans.

Explorers may need to extract the substance from rocks.

Results from taste tests were not immediately available.

Psychological tests for the first Mars colony inhabitants start this year.

The space station began as a single module in 1998 and people did not start living at the outpost until the year 2000.

John Young had the longest career of any astronaut.

Between the total solar eclipse, the supermoon, and potential space tourism, the moon was the distraction Americans needed in 2017.

The astronauts also have plans to see the new "Star Wars" movie.

"We'll be Earth independent."

Friday's Falcon 9 launch and landing was succesful, perhaps ushering in an age of reusable rockets.

Yuri Milner is only one of many of the world's billionaires who are using their fortunes to help humanity explore the universe and maybe even find some alien life.

Fedor can already fire guns, lift weights and drive in a straight line.

"You're holding talks on scientific and cultural cooperation with other, alien civilizations."

The change in position causes blurry vision, migraines and other symptoms.

Bezos accepted the first Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award from the famous astronaut just days before the Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary.

The space agency is bringing its historical footage to the masses, and there are some gems in there.