Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist's impression of Space Reactor-1 Freedom, the nuclear-powered spaceship NASA says it is sending to Mars. (CREDIT: NASA) For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA has announced it will launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars before the end of 2028. The effort would mark a world first ...

This week, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced the agency will be developing the "first nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft" ahead of a planned 2028 launch to Mars. The ambition of the ...

The agency wants to fly it to Mars by the end of 2028. Experts say that’s … ambitious. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you ...

Skyfall is happening, and it will get to Mars in a totally new way. Last summer, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Virginia company AeroVironment unveiled their Skyfall mission concept, which ...

It's called the Europa Clipper, and by all accounts it is the largest spacecraft NASA ever designed for planetary exploration. After it was launched in October 2024 on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy ...

Designating space critical infrastructure in domains beyond LEO is an important step for attracting and reassuring would-be investors. Image generated via DALL-E. The utility of space-based services ...

Earth may already be broadcasting its presence to alien civilizations without realizing it. A new study shows that our deep-space transmissions, especially those aimed at Mars and interplanetary ...

Interplanetary travel has long been one of the most ambitious goals in space exploration, and whether humanity achieves it this century depends on advances in technology, safety systems, cost ...

NASA has been studying an architecture called LunaNet for lunar communications and navigation that could require a new time standard. Credit: NASA Building space policy is hard enough. It’s harder ...