Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day ...

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...

The theory gained traction as observations revealed a relative void of interstellar dust near our solar system. Challenges ...

Most people hear “spacecraft” and envision rockets blasting into space, but they’re often not aware of the meticulous ...

the energization of charged particles from the sun and the interaction of the solar wind with interstellar space. IMAP plans to provide near real-time information about the solar wind to provide ...

"Interstellar flight requires us to collect and control vast amounts of energy to achieve speeds fast enough to be useful," said Greason. "Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra ...

An upcoming NASA mission will feature a major piece of technology designed by a team of researchers from the University of New Hampshire.