How do you control a nuclear space propulsion system? Very carefully. To help with this, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

Discover Our Solar System Through Detailed 3D Models Forget dusty textbooks and flat diagrams. We’re talking about ...

Not all Vatican Observatory research is done by Vatican astronomers. This is illustrated by the paper, “A Dormant Captured ...

Not all Vatican Observatory research is done by Vatican astronomers. This is illustrated by the paper, “A Dormant Captured Oort Cloud Comet Awakens: (18916) 2000 OG44”, published this June in the ...

The Saturn V remains the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, a towering symbol of the Space Race. This video explores its design, from the massive first stage engines to the upper stages that ...

In this video, we explore the Saturn V rocket, which was integral in launching the Apollo spacecraft into orbit. Key insights include that not every Apollo mission followed the same timeline, the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The National Aeronautics and Space ...

SpaceX’s 403-foot Starship was set to lift off Sunday evening from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas, marking its most ambitious test yet after a string of setbacks. But the launch of ...

The year 1968 was by any measure a bad one for America. Two of our nation's leaders were assassinated—Senator Robert Kennedy and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Following King's murder, riots swept ...

In recent weeks, the secretive Chinese space program has reported some significant milestones in developing its program to land astronauts on the lunar surface by the year 2030. On August 6, the China ...

SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, a remote and active launch site, is preparing for its 10th Starship test flight. Starbase's proximity to the public and unique operational style contrast with ...

SpaceX's Starship rocket successfully completed its 10th test flight, achieving all major objectives including its first successful splashdown since November and deploying a payload of dummy Starlink ...