Space exploration has always been constrained by one fundamental issue: the need for fuel. Traditional rockets require vast ...

For over a century, rocket propulsion has followed a simple principle; burn fuel, expel it backward, and Newton's third law pushes you forward. Since Konstantin Tsiolkovsky first formulated the rocket ...

Space travel should by rights make for rocket-fuelled television, but documentaries on the subject too often veer into ...

The companies said the transport vehicle would launch from an offshore site and be capable of linking any two points on Earth ...

A Florida company is now offering a different space-flight experience than the rocket-based trips from Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and Space-X. Space Perspective said that last Friday’s successful ...

"We as humans have looked up at the stars as long as we've been conscious. And the idea of getting closer to them is something people dream about." That's Chris Daehnick, an associate partner with ...

In place of life insurance, the astronauts who landed on the moon left behind autographed envelope covers that their loved ones could sell if they died in space. Half a century later, the so-called ...

Alexandra Gillespie is a freelance journalist who covers scuba diving, underwater wildlife, and travel. Her work has appeared in media outlets including Outside, National Geographic, Scuba Diving, and ...

We asked: SpaceX is planning its first orbital test flight of a starship that could one day take people to the moon or even Mars. What do you think about the future of space travel? As a child, I ...

Scientists have found how the human brain changes and adapts to weightlessness, after being in space for 6 months. Some of the changes turned out to be lasting -- even after 8 months back on Earth.

Joseph Cabosky is affiliated with the Measurement Commission at the Institute of Public Relations, one of whose members works for Harris Interactive, which conducted this survey. I am an associate ...