On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Dr. Robert O'Brien, Director of the Universities Space ...

Their NERVA concept was validated during the 1960s ... NASA is the only space agency with a contingency plan for an orbit-only mission to Mars that could be ready by 2033. Moreover, NASA and ...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission promises to fill significant gaps in our understanding of the universe and propel humanity forward in a new phase of the space race. Exploring the cosmos ...

It's been a bit of a busy day in the world of virtual reality, thanks to a flurry of PSVR 2 and PCVR announcements courtesy of the aptly named VR Games Showcase. And if you've been itching for an ...

The discovery suggests Mars may have once been warmer, wetter and more hospitable to life than previously thought. It came about when Professor Wiens directed the rover to shoot its laser at oddly ...

A crewed mission to and from Mars may include an exciting array of enabling biotechnologies that leverage inherent mass, power, and volume advantages over traditional abiotic approaches. In this ...

UK startup Pulsar Fusion just revealed a nuclear fusion-powered rocket that could halve travel time across the solar system. The spacecraft, called ‘Sunbird’, is designed to remain in orbit for quick ...

A trip to Mars, meanwhile, would take as little as four ... that would provide a faster return on their investment. NASA’s NERVA program, for example, was cut in 1973, despite promising results.

On Valentine’s Day, Lewis Hamilton enters a sprawling studio space in northwest London and intently stares at the magnificent creature standing off in the distance. “Sh-t,” says Hamilton to ...

The Mars Volta surprised concertgoers with a setlist of new material while opening for Deftones in Portland on Tuesday night (February 25th). It would appear that the songs are from the experimental ...

Earthlings have known about the existence of Mars, the fourth planet from the sun it also orbits, since ancient times. Although the celestial body is located 140 million miles away from Earth ...