Space Exploration

Far from pioneering wide access to orbit, privately funded spaceflight is geared to perpetuate inequities in space and on Earth

The crew’s splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean marks the historic mission’s end

The platform could aid climate science, space junk cleanup and planetary exploration

The crew will spend the next few days in space before returning to Earth in the fully autonomous Dragon module

The three-day orbital voyage of the all-civilian crew will be a historic milestone for human spaceflight

A proposal plans to study how to build a giant spacecraft

Economic inequality, an indulgent trip to space and an ongoing legal battle with NASA are putting the space company in the hot seat

After an alarming failure, the rover is set to continue its mission to retrieve specimens for eventual return to Earth

We need to avoid the mistakes European countries made during the age of colonization

Seeking to collect its inaugural core sample, the mission hopes to begin what could be humanity’s boldest search for extraterrestrial life

Mycologist Paul Stamets discusses the potential extraterrestrial uses of fungi, including terraforming planets, building human habitats—and providing psilocybin therapy to astronauts