A piece of orbital debris smaller than a marble can punch through a working satellite at speeds exceeding 10 kilometers per ...

In an interview, synthetic biologist Peter Carr explains research on synthetic cells, their potential benefits and hazards, ...

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NORC poll finds that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults feel “proud” about the country's 250th anniversary, while about 3 in 10 feel ...

Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility and cloud-computing provider of the emerging space economy. That potential fueled excitement around the long-anticipated initial ...

After celebrating SpaceX’s SPCX2.83%increase; up pointing triangle initial public offering with colleagues, Bill Riley plans to pack his bags for a trip to Brooklyn, Mich. Riley, a top engineering ...

For as long as rockets have existed, motion in space has come with a brutal tradeoff. To move forward, you throw mass backward, and that means carrying huge amounts of fuel. Charles Buhler says that ...

British engineer Roger Shawyer introduced the EmDrive in 2001, claiming it could produce thrust without propellant, but rigorous testing by 2021 found no evidence it actually worked as advertised.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A NASA aerospace engineer and National Geographic Explorer is set to make an appearance in San Diego as part of the La Jolla Music Society’s speaker series Thursday evening.

Ralph Longfellow, the lead project engineer for the Apollo 11 lunar landing radar, shares his perspective on the historic 1969 mission and the future of space exploration. CORONADO, Calif. (KGTV) — A ...

University of Nevada, Reno alumnus Manuel Retana ’18 (mechanical engineering) is helping send humans back to the moon — and making sure they get there safely. As a project manager at NASA, Retana ...