Space Travel

An interview with Prince William hitting out at space tourism was published one day after William Shatner made history as the oldest person to travel to space.

"I hope William Shatner doesn't have unrealistic expectations of what space is like," Stephen Colbert tweeted alongside a photo of Shatner kissing a green alien woman in "Star Trek."

History's first all-civilian space flight crew orbited Earth nearly six times during their first day in space and are "healthy, happy, and resting comfortably."

Follow the moments that led to SpaceX's historic launch of the first ever all-civilian space crew.

The three-day mission will see the first all-civilian space crew orbit the Earth roughly once every 90 minutes, going higher than any humans have since the Hubble telescope was serviced.

The launch of Inspiration4 aboard a Falcon 9 e-rocket on September 15 will up the ante in the modern space race.

During a three-day orbit, the crew will circle the Earth several times at a distance of around 370 miles and at around 22 times the speed of sound.

Most massive galaxies are thought to have a black hole settled in right in their centre—but some are cast adrift.

"There is simply no way that humanity can become a spacefaring civilization without major regulatory reform. The current regulatory system is broken," Musk said on Tuesday after Tuesday's Space X flight was cancelled due to a range issue with another airplane in the launch zone.

"When me or you have a midlife crisis, we get a new car. When Jeff Bezos has a midlife crisis, he goes to space," one user wrote.

The rover will investigate an icy area on Mars known as Utopia Planitia. It will later meet a U.S. rover that has been on the planet since February.

Bass' personal assistant catfishes other contestants on the Netflix show by posing as him, using his astronaut training on her profile in a bid to gain popularity.

The prototype rocket's test flight on Wednesday was praised as a success, despite its fiery conclusion.

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.