Apr 29, 2024 · Discovering a machine that could somehow produce thrust without releasing propellant would be a game-changer for human space travel. There’s just one problem—such a device would defy the laws of...

Dec 6, 2024 · NASA’s groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope marked more than two years in space, transforming our view of the universe as designed, by studying the most distant galaxies ever observed, while raising exciting new questions about the atmospheres of planets outside our solar system.

May 3, 2024 · In the future, spacecraft will need to perform high-velocity propulsive maneuvers—such as achieving escape velocity and orbital capture—that current ion engines can’t deliver. That’s why NASA...

Nov 13, 2024 · In a groundbreaking revelation, Dr. Charles Buhler, a veteran NASA engineer and co-founder of Exodus Propulsion Technologies, has announced a revolutionary achievement in propulsion technology: a propellantless drive that can counteract Earth’s gravity, challenging conventional understanding of physics.

Discover the current news on space exploration, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, and more out of places like NASA, JPL, ALMA, and ESA. View incredible new space images from sources like Hubble, Kepler, James Webb space telescopes.

Apr 29, 2024 · After many years of research and development, researchers at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) have created a small spacecraft electric propulsion system to meet these needs—the NASA-H71M sub-kilowatt Hall-effect thruster.

May 10, 2023 · Read the latest news and discoveries from JPL’s dozens of active space missions exploring Earth, the solar system and worlds beyond. NASA and its partners recently tested an aircraft guidance system that could help planes maintain a precise course even while flying at high speeds up to 500 mph.

Feb 4, 2025 · With help from AI, scientists discovered a fresh crater made by an impact that shook material as deep as the Red Planet’s mantle. Analysis of data from NASA radar aboard an airplane shows that the decades-old active landslide area on …

Jul 12, 2022 · NASA explores the unknown in space for the benefit of all, and Webb’s first observations tell the story of the hidden universe through every phase of cosmic history – from neighboring planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.

Oct 30, 2024 · NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is testing technologies that could allow spacecraft to “sail on sunlight,” using the Sun’s rays for propulsion. Like a sailboat turning to catch the wind, a solar sail adjusts its trajectory by angling its sail supported by booms deployed from the spacecraft.