Private companies are now major players in space. How can they be held accountable if they damage the property of others or ...

How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...

How much space do you need when meeting a human versus a robot? People often prefer more distance from robots—even when they ...

In a new call for proposals, DARPA envisions living materials that could self-assemble into antennas, nets to capture debris, ...

NASA’s trio of autonomous rovers is heading to the Moon as part of the CADRE mission, a groundbreaking experiment in robotic teamwork. These suitcase-sized explorers will operate independently, using ...

Volkswagen has unveiled the ID.Every1 electric hatch concept car The concept previews a Mini Cooper rival due in 2027 with a price tag of about 20,000 euros The concept is based on a low-cost ...

Earlier tests on small versions of the concept have been successful ... The other popular idea is to build a space elevator. For this to work, a company would build a loading platform in orbit ...

It envisages uses including vast nets for orbital debris collection, tethers for a space elevator, or self-assembled wings for ... Is there potential for a proof-of-concept experiment? DARPA is ...

NASA wants to get out of the space station business and put it in the hands of, well, businesses. The agency is planning to send the International Space Station (ISS) to a fiery death through ...

outlining key priorities and offering a glimpse into the future of space exploration. The report outlines a handful of mission concepts which the National Academies concluded will help meet key ...

“I think this concept was conceived with space-based capabilities in mind. And I would hope that if people say there’s space-based capabilities contributing to a mission set, that the first ...