MOSCOW, May 1 (Reuters) - Russia has test launched its new Soyuz-5 rocket for the first time, the country's space agency said late on Thursday, saying it had lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in ...

SpaceX is taking significant steps toward improving the durability and reliability of its spacecraft and satellites by building its own particle accelerator in Florida. This new development was ...

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While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: "Why has it taken so long to return to the moon?" After all, NASA had the ...

From astronauts circling the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration. Governments and private companies alike are ...

The Artemis I crew and service modules with the Moon and Earth in the distance on Nov. 28, 2022. NASA While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed ...