Interplanetary travel may become possible this century through Mars missions, space habitats, and propulsion advances, but ...

Scientists discover a new fuel-saving route to the Moon that could lower mission costs, improve space travel efficiency, and ...

Fly me to the moon!

Quantum physics is quietly rewriting the rulebook for how far and how fast humanity might travel beyond Earth. A cluster of recent breakthroughs points to a future in which exotic states of matter, ...

Space elevators remain one of the most fascinating space concepts because they suggest a future where reaching orbit no longer depends entirely on expensive rocket launches. Interest in space elevator ...