Explore India's strategic opportunities in nuclear power in earth orbit and on the moon amid evolving energy needs.

Scientists are learning how to turn the chill of outer space into a quiet source of electricity, using the night sky itself as a heat sink. By carefully managing how surfaces shed heat after dark, ...

Each rocket launch sends valuable materials that cannot be recovered into outer space and emits large amounts of greenhouse ...

The problem of space debris isn't just a science fiction scenario anymore. It's a real threat that gets worse every year, and ...

Earth's orbit is getting crowded with junk. And that's becoming a major problem. Starting with Sputnik I in 1957, humanity has sent up nearly 17,000 satellites. Around 11,500 of them are still there, ...

Trident Technical College astronomy professor Blake Crosby has a gift for translating complex science into fascinating conversation. He kindly agreed to answer imaginative questions about cosmic myste ...

Lower gravity. Higher radiation. No ER access. These are just a few of the challenges that humans face in outer space. Emily and Regina talk to a NASA astronaut (and astronaut scientist) about the ...

Astronauts could soon be able to move more freely in space thanks to robotic trousers developed by British scientists. Not only does the ground-breaking technology have out-of-this-world benefits, but ...

According to the findings, published in the journal iScience on November 20, the discovery enhances our understanding of how plant species survive in harsh environments.

Humanity's quest to explore—and, perhaps eventually, colonize—outer space has prompted a great many ideas about how precisely to go about it. While conventional wisdom suggests that space launch via ...

63rd Session of The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) of The Committee On The Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) 63rd session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) of the ...