The United States has set one of the boldest energy goals in space history: NASA and the Department of Energy want a working ...

The company said it uses 2 kilograms of Americium-241 fuel to generate 50 watts of power for a lunar rover, compared with about 10 kilograms of radioisotope material needed by legacy systems. The ...

Deep space probes and frontline soldiers share a basic problem: once they leave the grid, every watt has to be carried in.

As NASA enters a historic new era of deep-space exploration, the Martz-Kohl Observatory will host a presentation by Stephanie Buskirk Dudley, NASA’s Moon to Mars Exploration Operations deputy director ...

BEIJING--China’s main space contractor vowed to develop space tourism in the next five years, state media ⁠reported on ...

China has officially accelerated its timeline to develop space tourism over the next five years, marking a significant move to challenge US dominance in deep space exploration. The state-owned ...

Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global ...

The Lunar Gateway is a planned space station that will orbit the moon. It is part of the NASA‑led Artemis program. Artemis ...

Tiandu-Nuist Deep Space Exploration Laboratory has the following research output in the current window (1 November 2024 - 31 October 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of ...

The left panel shows the solar system and Earth. The upper right panel presents the layered structure of the Earth, with arrows showing the coupling between mantle convection and tectonic plate motion ...