The future of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft remains marked by uncertainty now that its crew of two astronauts has finally returned to Earth on another company's vehicle. Officials at Boeing no doubt ...
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the Sun for the ...
It looked more like a satellite television dish than a weapon. But the antenna could fire enough electromagnetic energy to fry the satellite 22,000 miles away. That was not the plan for tonight’s ...
Two roads diverge between a pair of quasars, and I'm sorry I can't travel both — actually, wait, I can travel both. I'm "standing" inside a cavernous galactic space in virtual reality, and with a few ...
What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply mission to the International Space Station. The first flight of Northrop’s ...
The Orion spacecraft flying humanity's next crewed mission to the moon has completed propellant loading and is headed to the next phase of launch preparations. Teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ...
This story is part of the ZDNET In Depth series that examines the most innovative technologies of our generation. Inside perhaps the most functional rat's nest of cables imaginable, a European Space ...