Star Catcher Industries, a Florida-based startup, has unveiled bold plans to build the world’s first space-based energy grid to power satellites.

A more realistic use for lasers is for deflecting incoming asteroids or as propulsion systems for spacecraft. In a new paper, a researcher examines where a giant laser array could be positioned in ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European Space Agency released the snapshots Thursday, revealing the permanently shadowed craters ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European Space Agency released the stunning snapshots Thursday, showing the permanently shadowed ...

Hidden patterns in electric propulsion plasma beams could help ensure the success of long-term space missions.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has captured imagery of the strange asteroid Donaldjohanson. The mission is en route to investigate the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock.

Private spacecraft beams home thrilling flyover video of the moon's far side It's not dark, but it is mysterious.

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole.The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European Space Agency released the stunning snapshots Thursday, showing the permanently shadowed ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole.