Nearly imperceptible quantum flickers used to limit how precisely we could detect the way space-time ripples, but squeezing ...

In February 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed they made the first-ever detection of gravitational waves (GWs). These events occur when ...

What comes to mind when you think of space? Imagine a friend boasting about a spacious building, stadium or museum they recently visited. Do you envision the building as vast and expansive? Is it ...

The data genie is well and truly out of the bottle. The presence of data-driven consultancies, the rise of public data websites and the growth of its use in the media (cough, cough) highlight how ...

In the 1990s, NASA designed an experimental space plane meant to be a cost-effective alternative to expensive rockets. Called the X-33, it was based on a concept called SSTO — or “single stage ...

The universe may have had a "secret life" before the Big Bang, a recent study has revealed. The research, published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, suggests that the ...

I have a huge soft spot for any space game that presents the universe as a 2D plane with my tiny little spaceship sputtering about between worlds. Star Control 2 and Escape Velocity: Nova fuelled ...

One of the bright spots in American politics has been that space policy has avoided becoming a partisan political issue. The Biden administration has adopted wholesale from the preceding Trump ...

A mission that would have reduced US government reliance on Elon Musk’s SpaceX is ending with Nasa turning to it for help, highlighting the influence the billionaire and his closely held company ...

Steam's next fest wants to take you out of this world. Steam Space Exploration Fest will go live on Monday 2nd September, offering discounts and demos "by the spaceship-full" until the fest closes ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 cleared to launch by FAA; next launch: Starlink overnight The launch, a Starlink mission, occured from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 and traveled in a northeast trajectory.