A University of Manchester PhD student has developed a prototype flexible heat shield for spacecraft that could reduce the cost of space travel and even aid future space missions to Mars. He... Read more
Since the beginning of spaceflight, humans have accomplished wonderful feats of exploration and showcased their drive to understand the universe. Yet, in those 60 years, only one spacecraft,... Read more
A group of NASA scientists developing technology to make interstellar spaceflight possible by the end of the century may have reached a watershed moment. The “EM drive,” which works by bounc... Read more
If starships are ever built, it will be in the far future. But that does not deter the intrepid band of scientists who are thinking about how to do it SPACE, as Douglas Adams pointed out in... Read more