NASA's MARVL project is developing a modular nuclear electric propulsion system for faster Mars travel. Robotic in-space assembly and advanced cooling tech could cut trip times in half.

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its entire globe can be glimpsed; the waxing crescent moon appearing as a thin ...

Continuing the Artemis program and using its planned lunar space station as a staging post would be a more energy efficient ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

The next full moon, known as the snow moon, will rise in mid-February. Stargazers can see it illuminate the skies in the early morning hours of Wednesday the 12th. At such a critical moment in US ...

Watchers of the Connecticut skies should be able to watch the planets line up for 'parade' in February, and the start of ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

After the buzz around colonizing Mars, NASA presents another possibility—Venus. Bioshock Infinite inspires flying city design and architecture ...

NASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are refining its trajectory as it tops ESA's risk list.

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

Look to the southwest sky after sunset on Saturday, as the sliver of a waxing crescent moon nears bright Venus with Saturn ...

A Month of Bright Planets Venus blazes at its brightest in the early evening, despite being only a slim crescent through the telescope eyepiece. Mars and Jupiter to rule the night sky after Venus ...