A scientific discovery that could transform the study of warp drive is now under wraps at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research ...

Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come ...

Most people hear “spacecraft” and envision rockets blasting into space, but they’re often not aware of the meticulous ...

The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...

The spacecraft is part of the fifth mission in NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Probes program. Part of its purpose is to gather ...

The plan relies on high-powered lasers on Earth pushing delicate sail-driven probes in the cosmos like ... with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to direct spacecraft exploration ...

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

Artist's illustration of a laser-powered Breakthrough Starshot probe flying by the potentially habitable exoplanet Proxima b. (Image credit: Planetary Habitability Laboratory, University of Puerto ...

Voyager 1 discovers tiny moon at Saturn. The Dodgers keep adding to their payroll. The two-year-old company raised its previous funding round of $300 million at a $1.5 billion valuation last July from ...