NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, long and thin with a lightweight structure, through a series of grueling ...

Humans have explored the infinite abyss beyond Earth’s atmosphere for over half a century. When astronauts explore the vast expanse of outer space, they need to wear high-tech spacesuits to protect ...

NASA has announced the names of three winners in a national contest to design concepts for nuclear power systems on the moon. Working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), NASA selected three ...

NASA has chosen 41 commercial technology projects that could solve critical challenges for future missions to the Moon and ...

When NASA designed its first space suits, they were tailored to fit the all-male crews who flew in the early 1960s and landed on the moon in 1969. But as NASA has become a more diverse agency, in ...

Oct. 8 (UPI) --Private industry in the United States will have an opportunity to provide NASA with designs for a lander and vehicle that will help supply future Artemis missions to the moon. NASA in ...

As it is looking to modernize current operations but also expand its reach to include the Moon, the American space agency is pressing the accelerator pedal hard when it comes to one of the most ...

NASA is gearing up for future exploration of the Moon using tools of all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some of the hardware that NASA might send to the Moon will be large rovers capable of supporting ...

NASA is asking the public to submit sensor design concepts as part of its new 'Exploring Hell: Avoiding Obstacles on a Clockwork Rover' challenge. The sensor would be designed to help a rover avoid ...

Searching the universe for Earth-like planets is like looking for a needle in a haystack. To further this exploration, NASA is supporting the early-stage study of a concept for a hybrid observatory ...