The Orion spacecraft being prepared for the Artemis 2 mission. Exploration programs would get a sharp funding increase in a House spending bill for fiscal year 2026. Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak The recent ...

India continues to refine the hardware and recovery procedures for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program. The latest exercise, called the Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01), was carried out at the ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A city of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks’ vegetation crew called 911 on Tuesday morning after finding human remains. The call was made at about 10:13 a.m. to the Boulder County ...

With $2 million in backing from an anonymous alumnus, Duke research will soon reach new heights. Last week, the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences announced a new multidisciplinary initiative that ...

ON 20 February 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, but there were signs of trouble. As Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft returned from its historic flight, a ...

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The case against humans in space Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

In September 2023, fossils of Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi were sent into space aboard a Virgin Galactic flight. This controversial decision sparked outrage among scientists. While the ...

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a new study has found, furthering scientists’ understanding of the potential effects of space exploration on the human body. Stem cells are found ...

The chief of Russia's main spacecraft manufacturer issued a dire warning this week, saying that his corporation has reached a "critical" condition and cannot continue in its present state. "The ...

The U.S. is at risk of ceding its lead in the new space race to China, experts told a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, September 3, raising serious doubts about NASA’s ability to return ...

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office had deputies respond, and they located decomposed human remains about 150 yards east of the Flatirons Vista Trailhead, located on Highway 93, south of Highway 128.

HOUSTON — NASA has awarded another hefty contract in support of its Artemis moon program to a Florida-based contractor, though work will be happening in Houston. Last week, the agency awarded the ...