A British propulsion company is aiming to harness nuclear fusion and drastically cut travel times to far off places in space.

Jared Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, tells lawmakers the space agency can return astronauts to the moon while pursuing flights to Mars.

British startup Pulsar Fusion has unveiled Sunbird, a space rocket concept designed to meet spacecraft in orbit, attach to them, and carry them to their destination at breakneck speed using nuclear fusion.

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins of life in our universe—if we can get them back to Earth.

In a major step forward for India's interplanetary ambitions, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has revealed detailed plans for its second Mars mission, Mangalyaan-2, which, unlike its predecessor,

Martian dust might look harmless from millions of miles away, but up close, it could pose a serious threat to your health. As space agencies push forward toward a crewed mission to Mars, scientists are sounding the alarm on one of the most overlooked dangers: the toxic dust that covers the Red Planet.

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream views of the asteroid's close approach online.

Mars orbits at an average distance of 142 million miles (228 million km) from the sun. Its orbit is about 1.5 times the size of Earth's. Sunlight takes about 13 minutes to get to Mars, while it ...