A magnetar with an astonishingly powerful magnetic field may have revealed a quantum effect predicted by Werner Heisenberg nearly 90 years ago. Its light shows signs that supposedly empty space is altering how the light travels,

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 30, 2023 shows Shenzhou XVI crewed spaceship successfully docking with the radial port of core module Tianhe of the space station.

Relativity Space continues to evaluate a final expansion location in Brevard County, per the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast.

From microgravity to intense radiation risks, the quirks of space travel raises some big questions about how they might affect a developing fetus.

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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 science to the gleaming white building behind him.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next? The systems flying today are the result of years (or ...

Learn what science payloads are being shipped aboard Cargo Dragon to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CRS-27 mission. Credit: NASA