Modern-day electronics depend on a steady supply of precious metals — and some companies think it could soon be cheaper and better for the environment to get them from space. From cell phones to ...

As space exploration aims to go further than ever before, space agencies and companies are looking at new ways to sustain longer duration space flights, as well as on other planetary bodies. A ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: As humans travel farther and farther from our terrestrial home, scientists need to devise ways to resupply missions in the inhospitable environment ...

When looked at from a certain angle, space exploration is limited in scope at this time by a single and very important thing: the improper access to supplies. When that problem will be solved, ...

The idea of building settlements on Mars is a popular goal of billionaires, space agencies and interplanetary enthusiasts. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Billions of light years away in a remote part of the universe, two neutron stars – the ultradense remnants of dead stars – collided. The catastropic cosmic event sent light and ...

The European Space Agency is looking into manufacturing intermetallic materials in zero gravity space to cut the weight of jet engines in half and increase fuel efficiency. Intermetallic materials are ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: As human spaceflight ventures farther and farther beyond our life-sustaining home planet, we’ll need to find some way to take advantage of the ...