Space Exploration/Travel

By Martin Rees and Donald GoldsmithJuly 21, 2022 12:01 pm ETNASA’s release of the stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope signals the start of a new era of space-borne…

Pursuits from space soccer to Martian mountaineering are already in early planning stages. “People going into space are competitive thrill-seekers,” says Allison Dollar, co-founder of the…

SÃO PAULO—Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, flew to Brazil on Friday to announce a plan to connect thousands of schools in the Amazon to the internet and help…

A Boeing Co. BA 1.29% spacecraft blasted into orbit Thursday evening and began racing toward the International Space Station in what…

NASA’s costly rocket program could be the last time the agency mounts such an effort, according to some former NASA officials and space industry executives, as private space companies…

AURORA, Colo.—Ukrainian forces hunting Russian tanks and tracking troop movement are being aided by imagery from a growing number of commercial spy satellites, giving Kyiv access to…

SpaceX blasted four astronauts toward the International Space Station early Wednesday morning in a mission that comes as billionaire founder Elon Musk prepares…

Elon Musk’s ties to China are causing unease in Washington, including among some Republican lawmakers who have been among the billionaire entrepreneur’s…

Some of the efforts go beyond contributing humanitarian assistance or extending financial support to aid groups, with broader moves that could complicate companies’ relationships with Russia…

Russia’s space agency raised doubts this week about its future involvement in the International Space Station, adding new uncertainty as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…