Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen — a cosmic oddity ...

Before you ever set foot on a spacecraft bound for deep space, tiny replicas of your organs might make the journey first. Suspended in microgravity aboard a research mission, this organ-on-a-chip, or ...

We are in an era where planetary science no longer depends on government missions. Commercial capabilities are mature and ready to deliver a higher cadence of planetary exploration that fits within ...

Quantum physics is quietly rewriting the rulebook for how far and how fast humanity might travel beyond Earth. A cluster of recent breakthroughs points to a future in which exotic states of matter, ...

NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple crewed ...

As Morehead State University continues to make national news for the work of students and faculty in its space science programs, it will now have even more resources to continue its mission. The MSU ...

Suggested Citation: "4 Prioritizations and Rankings to Optimize and Enable the Expansion of Deep Space Human Exploration." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. A Midterm ...