China is looking to get into the planetary defense business. A new paper by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirms that in 2030, the country plans to conduct a test mission to deflect a small asteroid from its current course.

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Scientists have developed what could be a much quicker and easier technique for astronauts to make building-construction bricks out of lunar soil. The secret lies in heating that moon dust, then sticking it in an aerospace-grade microwave oven.

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The Boeing Starliner spacecraft's one-week visit to the International Space Station (ISS) has been extended at least into August as NASA rules out a rescue mission to return the two "not stranded" astronauts to Earth.

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Giant shock waves emanating from the Sun can give us some breathtaking auroras here on Earth. They can also cause energy surges that can damage our infrastructure, says a new study that looks at how their angles of impact shape their consequences.

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The first commercial spacewalk mission looks to be back on schedule with Polaris Dawn saying that it will launch no earlier than July 31, 2024. The Dragon spacecraft is slated to carry the four-person crew farther from Earth than any mission in over 50 years.

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A somewhat scorched Chang'e-6 return craft landed in Inner Mongolia yesterday, bringing with it the first rock and dust samples from the far side of the Moon – and hopes of unlocking some lunar secrets.

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Starbase, located in Boca Chica, TX is getting a new upgrade called Starfactory – with a 100-million-dollar price tag and some incredibly ambitious goals – that's expected to be online this summer.

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Watching a space launch is bucket-list material, and Starship – the biggest, most powerful rocket in history – is a monster spectacle that draws tens of thousands. Joe Salas went to Boca Chica, Texas to catch the latest launch and check out Starbase.

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Astronomers have detected a really bizarre radio signal from space that repeats every hour, cycling through three different states. While they have some ideas about its origin it can’t be explained by our current understanding of physics.

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It was umpteenth time lucky for Boeing today, as its Starliner spacecraft roared into orbit. At 10:52 am EDT, the capsule carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop an Atlas V rocket.

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