Psyche has an unusual propulsion system which uses ionized xenon and which gives off a blue glow. These thrusters use tiny amounts of xenon and expel charged atoms to move forwards. While electric ...

The Psyche spacecraft launched nearly two years ago and is currently on its way to rendezvous with a unique asteroid in an ...

This Food Science for Relief and Development column discusses a small food extruder developed at Purdue University and now ...

NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, made history as the first aircraft to fly on another planet—but what happened after its final mission? In this video, we break down the incredible journey of ...

Billionaire Jared Isaacman, who has been to space twice and is Trump's pick to head NASA, could be one step closer to ...

What are the best methods to explore Valles Marineris on Mars, which is the largest canyon in the solar system? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ...

NASA’s Opportunity rover made one of its strangest discoveries on Mars—**a vein-like object embedded in the Martian surface.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, Bhavya Lal, the former acting Chief Technologist at NASA explains how nuclear power could unlock humanity’s next giant leap in space.

Before Perseverance was launched, NASA equipped it with nine bits: one for Martian soil, two for removing the dust-covered ...

From breathtaking snapshots of distant galaxies to game-changing discoveries about the universe’s expansion, the Hubble Space ...

"Engineers with NASA’s Psyche mission are working to determine what caused a recent decrease in fuel pressure in the ...

Communications with Mars explorers face unique challenges, including 4–24 minute signal delays and limited bandwidth that ...