Space Exploration

The author of the novel Project Hail Mary breaks down aliens, anxiety and the process of bringing his story to the screen

Project Hail Mary directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord talk about astrobiology, optimistic science fiction, heist films and handsome scientists

A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy still holds for spaceflight’s future

New satellite data come up dry as the search for lunar ice continues

Ryan Gosling plays a science teacher turned (reluctant) astronaut in the upcoming film adaptation of Project Hail Mary, a science fiction novel by author Andy Weir

NASA is planning to roll its moon mission rocket back out later this month, with an April 1 target launch date

China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

An obscure lunar region called Rimae Bode is emerging as a high-priority landing site for China’s first crewed moon mission

U.S. lawmakers are moving to delay the International Space Station’s retirement, giving more time for commercial replacements to be built

New insights into a tiny, tough microbe have huge implications for the search for life beyond Earth

The announcement that NASA will rejigger Artemis III not to land on the moon in 2027 came after the agency’s Artemis II mission encountered problems, delaying its launch

This disclosure comes about a month after NASA made the decision to evacuate the four members of Crew-11 from the International Space Station