A cryptic announcement raises questions about the type of weapons and how they could be used. We talked to an expert about the consequences.

If all goes well, NASA’s latest “flagship” observatory will be sending back unprecedented cosmic panoramas and revolutionary images of exoplanets by the end of the year. Like its predecessor, the ...

Graduates of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography often go on to fascinating careers centered on understanding and protecting our planet. For Megan McArthur, PhD ‘02, that journey has ...

On September 14, at the 2026 Air and Space Cyber Conference in Maryland, Troy Meink, the 27 th Secretary of the United States Air Force, was giving a speech about how the military was stepping up to ...

After more than a decade of development, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched to space on Sunday. With its unprecedented field of view—100 times that of the Hubble Space Telescope—Roman ...

Space Science Week is the joint meeting of the Space Studies Board of the U.S. National Academies discipline committees in collaboration with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Board on ...

The International Space Station is a microgravity research lab hosting groundbreaking technology demonstrations and scientific investigations. More than 3,700 investigations conducted to date have ...

Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released the first National Cislunar Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy to address how U.S. S&T leadership will support responsible, ...

From Frank Herbert's classic Dune to Andy Weir's modern masterpiece Project Hail Mary, these space-themed science fiction novels are flawless.

A new paradigm is taking shape in the space industry as the countries and entities accessing space continue to grow and diversify. This dynamic landscape creates both competition and potential for ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first educator ...