A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to ...

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

"I’d say that while an astronaut could make it to Mars they might need dialysis on the way back," researchers said.

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

Experts plan to search for life on Saturn’s biggest moon and are conducting a ’Humans to Titan Summit’ in June.

Inside a long vacuum chamber in Southern California, a spacecraft engine glowed white-hot as it pushed toward a level of ...

NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the moon, which is seen as a stepping stone for future missions to Mars. The upcoming Artemis II mission will be a 10-day test flight circling the moon ...

For All Mankind season 5 is dug in on strife and politics on Mars, and it's sorely lacking the bold astronauts from previous ...

Beyond Artemis II, human spaceflight missions will need longer expiration dates and grow-it-yourself options. Luckily, labs around the world are working on these menus—and invited National Geographic ...